The pig-nosed turtle can be mixed with tropical fish harmoniously; Pig-nosed turtle is a highly aquatic freshwater turtle, which can live in deep water for a long time and rarely goes ashore except spawning. Therefore, it is a master swimmer among turtles, and its swimming style is vigorous and elegant. It can be mixed with large tropical fish.

The pig-nosed turtle is the only species of the genus Trionychus of Trionychidae. Its distribution is limited to: northern Australia, southern Irian Jaya and southern New Guinea, and it is the only surviving species in the family Trionychus. In 24, for the first time, it was ranked among the top ten endangered species announced by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

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Aquaculture

Water quality is very important, and good filtering equipment is necessary. The biochemical filtration system is very beneficial to control the concentration of nitrite and ammonium ions in water, and there will be no harmful gases such as hydrogen sulfide in the environment with sufficient dissolved oxygen.

the water used for feeding should be nourished. Raising water: what we call "trapped water". Why should water be "trapped"? Because there is chlorine in tap water.

Chlorine is used for disinfection, which is basically harmless to people. However, chloric acid and hypochlorous acid in water can easily irritate turtles and infect them with bacteria. Therefore, it is best to expose them to the sun for a period of time, so that the chlorine in them can be fully volatilized.

When raising water, to ensure safety, the residual heavy metal ions and chlorine in the water should be put into the water stabilizer and pumped by the air pump. The time is 2-3 days. Ultraviolet lamp can kill bacteria in water, so it can be installed, but the method must be paid attention to so as not to kill the turtle.

Habitat

Pignosed turtles are distributed in northern Australia, southern Irian Jaya and southern New Guinea, with narrow distribution and remote location. Typical habitats include rivers, estuaries, lagoons, lakes, swamps and ponds.

Most pig-nosed turtles are found in freshwater waters with a depth of more than six feet, sand and gravel at the bottom and covered with silt, and these waters are surrounded by lush forests. In rare cases, pig-nosed turtles also appear in salt lakes.

Pig-nosed turtle is a highly aquatic freshwater turtle. It can live in deep water for a long time and rarely goes ashore except spawning. Therefore, it is a master swimmer among turtles, with its vigorous and elegant swimming style and backward swimming as its stunt.

Predatory habits

The pig-nosed turtle eats a large amount of food, and its food habits are very complicated, but it is carnivorous, such as small fish, shrimp, aquatic insects, aquatic plants, and fruits and branches falling from trees, which can be said to be almost omnivorous. As far as predation is concerned, pig-nosed turtles are full opportunists, and they will eat whatever they meet. If they are not nutritious enough, they will rarely take the initiative to prey.

protection level

because of its narrow distribution and remote location, the pig-nosed turtle was once considered as one of the rarest water turtles in the world, but later studies showed that the pig-nosed turtle was quite common in its origin, but its specific population number has not been counted and reported yet.

Pignosed turtle is a restricted trade animal listed in Appendix II of the Washington Convention on the Protection of Endangered Animals. The wild population is very limited, but it is huge under artificial breeding.

Since the World Wide Fund for Nature listed the pig-nosed turtle as one of the 1 endangered animals in the world in 24 (ranking fifth), its value has soared all the way, further increasing turtle lovers' pursuit and love for it.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Pig-nosed Turtle