Snapping Turtles
Snapping turtles are not uncommon in China, so many farmers do not know how to judge the quality of snapping turtles. Right or wrong or true or false, so they are often deceived by some marketeers. So in order to let everyone have a certain understanding of snapping turtles, we will talk about the quality identification of various snapping turtles so that everyone can buy better snapping turtles.
1. Quality Identification of Parent Snapping Turtles
To select parent snapping turtles, in addition to reaching a sexually mature age, they must also be fat, physically strong, and disease-free , injured, disabled.
1. The required body weight for adult snapping turtles is more than 4 kilograms, and the general weight for reserve snapping turtles is more than 3.5 kilograms. Within the appropriate age range, the bigger the snapping turtle is, the greater the number of eggs it can carry and the more eggs it will lay. In our country, snapping turtles weighing 4-6 kilograms are used as parent snapping turtles. The snapping turtle is in perfect shape, with no abnormalities or disabilities.
2. Hold the snapping turtle's tail with your hand. If the snapping turtle has a bright and vigorous face, strong hands and feet, and free movement of its throat and neck, and then stretches and bends to bite your hand, put it down. On the ground, turtles that can quickly squirm and escape are physically strong; conversely, turtles with clumsy, dull expressions and slow movements are weak physically.
3. Turn over the snapping turtle with its back to the ground and toward the sky. Check whether it turns over quickly. The snapping turtle that can turn over immediately is a good snapping turtle. On the contrary, the snapping turtle turns over very slowly or cannot turn over. Sick snapping turtle.
2. Identification of the quality of juvenile and young snapping turtles
The physical strength of juvenile snapping turtles can be distinguished based on the individual state, fatness and weight of the body and the amount of movement, mainly by visual inspection.
People with strong physiques: Individuals are fat and strong, with thick dorsal and abdominal thickness, bright and lustrous body color, and no disabilities. If its belly is raised forward and its back is placed on the ground, its head can quickly turn over and squirm against the ground, showing quick response.
People with weak constitutions: Some are weak, with very thin skin between the back and abdomen, dark body color, wrinkled skin, and congestion or scars on the body surface. Unable to stand up or move slowly and react clumsily.
Newly hatched snapping turtles with a body weight of more than 9 grams are considered high-quality snapping turtles, and the heavier, the better. Those with a body weight of about 7.5 grams can only be used. , whose body weight is less than 7 grams, due to insufficient natural nutrition, poor physical fitness, and low survival rate.
3. Quality identification of commercial snapping turtles
Mainly based on the color, size and movement of the snapping turtle, the method is the same as that of the crocodileThe quality of turtles is determined in the same way.
The carapace of snapping turtles is required to be bright and shiny, preferably green or brown. The body color of artificially bred snapping turtles is also light black, and the carapace and base of hands and feet are yellow. High-grade products, those wearing red are ordinary products, and those wearing yellow colors are inferior products. Snapping turtles react quickly and act quickly, which are healthy individuals; on the contrary, those who act slowly and react clumsily are weak individuals. If the surface of a snapping turtle is swollen, if you press the abdomen lightly with your hand and the abdominal skin bulges out, it is a water-filled snapping turtle or a diseased snapping turtle. It will die after a short period of time. Such snapping turtles are inferior products.
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