Brazilian turtles are amphibious, but some turtles like water and some like land. The two of my family are free-ranging. They decide whether to enter the water or not. I found that most of them don't like water ( One likes to hide in dark corners all the time, and the other is very lively and climbs up stairs all day long). If you want to be clean and hygienic, you can make or buy a turtle box, but the turtle box must be as big as you can afford. The bigger the better, the turtle will be happier in a larger environment. Although beach grass is not necessary, you have It doesn't hurt to take the time. The worst thing about raising tortoises indoors is that they don’t get much sunlight, because Brazil loves to bask in the sun. The sun can kill bacteria and prevent turtle shells from rotting. In the park, the tortoises line up with their heads stretched out to bask in the sun. enjoy. In addition, ultraviolet light can sterilize. Of course sunshine is best.
Take my home as an example: I keep two of them on the balcony (note whether there are any gaps between them) Fall downstairs), there is a large upside-down shoe box with a small door open, and it is dark inside (turtles like silence and often hide in it); during the day, the sun will reach the balcony, and they will run to the sun to bask in the sun. , there is also a shallow basin-shaped container filled with water (the container should not be too high otherwise they will not be able to climb in. You can put a stone slab next to it to create a ladder for them), and they can climb in and swim by themselves (eating and defecating are also included) here), haha.
In such an environment, the two Brazilian tortoises are very happy and often escape from prison (there is a partition between the sun and the living room to prevent the tortoises from entering the living room, and one often climbs the wall with super high climbing skills. Come in) Although the balcony is sometimes dirty because of their poop, it is much more relaxing than giving them water all day long, and turtles like a free environment very much. Many times I bring the turtle in to play with it at night. It will wander around the living room and understand the names of words. It is very cute...
In winter, I keep them indoors. In winter, they usually stay in dark corners and mostly sleep, so they are very clean.
The best water for raising turtles is cool boiled water, or natural water that has been exposed to the sun for two or three days.If you raise turtles with tap water directly from tap water, will the presence of chlorine in the water harm the turtle's eyes and skin? Connect it to tap water and leave it for more than 1 day to ensure that the water temperature when soaking is warm to the touch.
