Eagle-billed Tortoise
The eagle-billed tortoise gives people the impression that it is very exquisite. For such a lovely turtle species, many people are willing to spend a lot of money to buy it, but it is the breeding of the eagle-billed tortoise. It is actually very difficult. Eagle-billed tortoises are prone to illness or sudden death, so they need to be raised with caution.
The eagle-billed tortoise is the smallest core body type of all tortoises, even one size smaller than the pancake tortoise. There are five species of hawksbills, namely the common hawksbill tortoise, the spotted hawksbill tortoise, the Karoo's hawksbill tortoise, the Burger's hawksbill tortoise and the great hawksbill tortoise. Among them, only the spotted eagle-billed tortoise has a subspecies, the slender-spotted eagle-billed tortoise. All five species of eagle-billed turtles are scattered in the Cape Province of South Africa, so you can imagine that their habitat must be very narrow. It is also a private turtle species in South Africa. The number of eagle-billed tortoises in the pet market is very small, and the common eagle-billed tortoise is relatively rare, followed by the spotted eagle-billed tortoise. These two varieties are also varieties that are more suitable for the artificial environment. The other three have almost never appeared and are almost impossible to support artificially.
It is not difficult to distinguish between male and female eagle-billed tortoises. The male turtle has a thick and long tail, while the female turtle has a round and short tail. What's special is that the tip of the nose of the common eagle-billed tortoise will turn red during the growth period, and the chin will also be slightly red. Female turtles lay eggs once a year, one egg at a time, and they hatch in about 115 days at a temperature between 28 and 30 degrees, which is much longer than that of ordinary turtle species. Newborn hatchlings are approximately 3 cm long. Basically, it is very difficult to raise eagle-billed tortoises, especially young tortoises, which are only suitable for experts to raise. However, the death rate is still very high. Therefore, it is best to think twice before purchasing this high-priced turtle species.
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