Boot-footed tortoises
Boot-footed tortoises have a wide food intake, including all herbivores, wild vegetables, succulents, and melons. Animals, fruits, insects, snails, etc. are all suitable. They have high calcium requirements, and calcium powder containing D3 is indispensable, especially if they are kept indoors.
This turtle species is probably the oldest existing turtle species. Booted tortoises are divided into two subspecies. The natural habitat of the bootfoot is the warm and humid rainforest understory. In the coldest season of the year, the average temperature will not be lower than 18 degrees Celsius. Therefore, when raising native turtle species artificially, the control of temperature and humidity becomes a very critical issue. Tortoises do not like to bask in the sun as much as some tortoises from hot and dry environments. In fact, they seem to be somewhat photophobic and rarely exposed to direct sunlight. When the light is strong, they will hide in the fallen leaves to escape the heat, and occasionally go out to look for food on moonlit nights. The boots-footed tortoises that live in the lower layer of the rainforest not only have a resting environment with high humidity, but also have no shortage of water in their lives. Therefore, the boots-footed tortoises do not eliminate white urates like ordinary tortoises. Nitrogen-containing wastes are therefore highly toxic and require a large amount of water to be eliminated in the form of urea diluted. When raising humans, a large amount of clean water needs to be provided every day so that the feet can drink or take a bath. Biologists in Thailand have launched a long-lasting research study on wild boots-footed tortoises. It turns out that this tortoise has a very good appetite and is not too picky about food. The food should be a large amount of high-fiber plants, and the feces should be dark olive green with thick sausage-like excrement. The need for animal protein is very low and can be said to be absolutely suitable for vegetarians. When raising humans, it is best not to feed animal protein foods.
Growth: The boots-footed tortoise is a social tortoise species that understands the use of sounds and actions to communicate with its fellow species. Both male and female turtles will use different types of clapping movements and calls to convey messages and courtship. After successful mating, the female turtle begins to selectively lay eggs. It kept searching around the park, seemingly turning a blind eye to other turtles and the animal control staff. During this time, the female turtle will stop eating. After determining the location to lay eggs, the female turtle will push soil, fallen leaves, weeds and other ground objects about ten meters around to the center. The female turtle moves the soil behind her with her forelimbs in a halting motion. After several days, the soil was finally defoliated and accumulated into a small mound. (The height can reach 25-30 cm) After the completion of the work, the female turtle climbed to the top of the mound and began to dig out a small bowl-shaped depression. Then she turned around and used her hind legs and body to dig into the hole.The soil is pushed in all directions, forming an egg bed. The creation time for all egg beds will be one and a half hours. After a short rest, the female turtle begins to lay eggs. Compared with other tortoises, the booted tortoise is an extremely prolific tortoise species and can lay up to 51 eggs, and the entire egg-laying process rarely takes more than an hour. After laying eggs, the female turtle uses her forelimbs to completely cover the eggs with soil and fallen leaves on the outer edge of the egg-laying bed. For the next 6-20 days, the female turtle will wait on or next to the mound, chasing away any animals that come close to the mound. During the day from 3 to 23, the female turtle continues to push or remove soil and fallen leaves to the mound, as if to adjust the temperature and humidity in the egg bed. Because its native habitat is a broad-leaved rainforest.
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