Plants planted in the environment mainly play several roles for animals, such as food, sunshade, hiding, moisturizing, heat preservation, etc. First of all, we need non-toxic and non-harmful plants. Non-toxic is easy to understand. What is non-harmful? Generally It refers to plants that have no thorns and no risk of falling, especially trees with fruits or even huge leaves. Falling may cause serious harm to animals.

When it comes to planting plants, I found that everyone likes to plant fruit trees the most. Both animals and people can eat it, but I don’t recommend fruit trees the most. The fruit will be damaged by falling, and the food intake cannot be controlled. The peel and core are difficult for turtles to digest, especially the fruit trees are too concentrated, and a large amount can be eaten in a certain period of time. As a result, the turtle will eat a lot during this period, and some of the fruits will rot and become moldy. The turtle is more likely to have problems after eating them. In addition, fruit trees are most prone to insect pests and require pesticides or fertilization, which will become a big problem in the breeding environment. These are the problems that I have found in fruit trees in my practice over the years, so I suggest that you avoid planting fruit trees if you have the conditions to raise them in a large environment. This includes mulberry trees that everyone likes to feed turtles. Fruit trees can be planted, but not in the breeding environment.

Do not plant trees too close to the wall. Turtles will use trees to climb and escape. Whether it is a wall or a box, the distance between the border and the tree should ensure that the turtle can easily pass. If it is too close, it will not be pinched. When it comes to turtles, or the turtles will push the plants down, the growth of the turtles and trees must also be considered, and because the turtles love to walk around the edges, the distance should be as large as possible, at least in the next few years, there will be enough space for the turtles to pass.

In fact, the above mentioned is not the point, because, whether it is in the wild environment or in artificial environment, have you ever seen a turtle hiding under a big open tree? Unless you have no choice, otherwise the turtle is not People hide under big trees for shade. Everyone’s inherent thinking is that big trees shade. This shade is only relative. The effect of big trees is far less effective than shrubs and grass. In fact, I have said this in an article I published six years ago. , in the normal free-range environment of players, there is not much space, so there is no point in planting trees. Besides, turtles are not big, and they like low plants. I had already suggested that everyone plant ornamental grasses, which have the advantage of fast growth. It is rough and easy to grow, has certain toughness and height, and will not be crushed to death by turtles. According to actual observation, it is also the favorite and most suitable plant for turtles.

Grass has a very good insulation effect, whether it is hot summer or strong wind In the winter, turtles like to hide under the grass. It is equivalent to a shelter, shielding from the sun, keeping the temperature relatively constant, and has good moisturizing effect. So if you ask me what kind of plants are good to grow to raise turtles, I can’t think of a better plant than the grass. plant.

The size and destructive power of each turtle are different, and there will be differences in the selection of grass species. Depending on the turtle, choose different varieties of large, medium and small, or shrubs.

The problem that Gang Jing likes to talk about for so many years is the destruction of turtles. When they see a small box for landscaping, they say that throwing an adult Sulcata in there will really make them look stupid and ignorant. , I don’t have the conditions and abilities, it doesn’t mean that the adult Sulcata can’t create landscaping, but if you see a landscaping box and say just throw in a Sulcata, I can only say you are stupid. In addition to the rationality of the layout of the landscaping, the plants In fact, one thing that is very important when choosing a species is the size of the space. For example, my standard for raising turtles is that the activity space of each turtle is 50 times the length * width * of the turtle shell. 50 times is the minimum standard, but it is not recommended to exceed it. 200 times. I often see many people on the Internet landscaping semi-aquatic turtles, which are flashy and just for taking pictures. The landscaping I decorate for turtles is based on the size and species of the turtle. I never dare to say that it is beautiful. Very good, but the rationality and durability will be more satisfactory. You must understand the behavior habits of this turtle so that you can better meet their needs and the layout will be reasonable, rather than basing it on your own aesthetics and subjective consciousness. At the same time, Don’t think about completely copying nature, because you can’t copy many elements of the natural environment. You have only moved a small part, but you always tell people why wild things can be done artificially but not artificial ones. We need to choose, not copy, we need to make trade-offs, we need to Human intervention.

Sometimes I will visit some breeding farms and give them some suggestions for high-density breeding. In this case, a certain amount of enrichment can be achieved. On average, one adult Sulcata There is only one square meter of activity space, but they asked me to create a landscape for them to see. First of all, they should self-examine this issue. Then my suggestion is to at least plant a tree to provide shade. Not even a tree will encourage the turtle to become more aggressive. To dig and destroy the site, of course the trees need to be protected, or planted in the southwest of the site. The country has enrichment requirements and standards for farms. Animal welfare is also an important indicator of a qualified farm, but many farms have There is no serious implementation. After all, everyone wants to maximize profits. This is understandable. However, as the country and people improve their awareness of animal welfare, more and more attention will be paid to this aspect, and the breeding environment will improve. From a long-term perspective, it will also bring more substantial benefits to the farm, rather than short-sighted immediate benefits, because the high egg production you see now is only temporary.