North American snapping turtle
The snapping turtle is a small alligator, a small alligator There are four species in the world. The North American snapping turtle is the rarest of the four species of small alligators, and also the cheapest. It is produced in a wide range of areas, mainly in southern and eastern Canada, and spreads to the Florida Peninsula in the eastern United States to Texas. It is available in many places in our country, but there are no successful cases of artificial growth, so most of it is wild.
Taking the weather in Shanghai as an example for the protection of North American snapping turtles, the growing season is from April to October, and from about May to September, female turtles will land and It digs holes with its legs and lays about 17 to 60 white spherical eggs with a diameter of 3 to 4 cm. Natural hatching takes about 55 to 125 days, but the temperature-controlled incubation period is about 2 months.
Chinese name: North American snapping turtle
Special Number: Crocodile
Biological classification: Chordata, Crestozoa, Turtles, Crocodileidae, Snapping turtle genus, snapping turtle species, North American snapping turtle subspecies
Dispersed: Mainly found in southern and eastern Canada, and Spreading from the Florida Peninsula to Texas in the eastern United States.
Livelihood customs: Usually there is no good fight in the water, but on land they can rush and bite. It can turn its head and head continuously to find the target of attack, and even chase it. The fingers and toes are webbed, and they are aquatic. They live in deep rivers, lakes, swamps, and occasionally come into contact with salt water areas. Under the conditions of artificial breeding, snapping turtles are better suited to both shallow and deep water. However, due to their weak swimming ability in the hatchling stage, they should be given a shallow water environment.
Food habits: Partially carnivorous, staple food is fish, shrimp, frogs, salamanders, small snakes, ducks, water birds, and occasionally eat aquatic plants , falling fruit. Like to exercise and eat at night
Growth characteristics: The growing season is from April to October, and from about May to September, female turtles will land on the beach and rear their feet. Dig a hole and lay about 17 to 60 white spherical eggs with a diameter of 3 to 4 cm. Natural hatching takes about 55 to 125 days, but the temperature-controlled incubation period is about 2 months.
</p>
</p>