First of all, you need to understand that turtles can be divided into three types according to their environment: aquatic turtles, semi-aquatic turtles and land turtles. Water turtles include pig-nosed turtles, yellow-headed side-necked turtles, mata turtles, snapping turtles, etc.;

Semi-aquatic turtles include Mississippi red-eared turtles (Brazilian turtles), Malayan snail turtles, and sweet turtles. Ring turtles, yellow-eared turtles, etc.; tortoises include Burmese tortoises, leopard tortoises, yellow-margined tortoises, Sulcata tortoises, etc.

No matter which species you choose, you should pay attention to the following points when raising turtles for inexperienced children:

< p>1. Highly aggressive animals should not be raised: Everyone can understand this principle, so I won’t go into details.

2. Too small to raise: Many people try to buy Brazilian tortoise hatchlings for 5 yuan at a cheap price. As parents, they don’t care about how long they will live after buying them back. Profiteers are also responsible for this. They sell it for money.

3. Wild ones are not suitable to be raised: Anyuan, tortoises with a plastron of more than 10cm in pet stores, and large quantities of cheap Brazilian tortoises are almost all wild.

4. Children have poor patience: More than 90% of cases are ultimately taken over by parents during their busy schedule, so this should also be taken into consideration.

After weighing the pros and cons, we recommend 2 types of turtles for parents’ reference: Yellow-headed side-necked turtles (Teenage Ninja Turtles) and Hermann's tortoise.

Their food is vegetable leaves. The yellow-headed side-necked turtle breeding tank can be empty and filled with water just like the Luohan fish. It does not require guidance or basking. Unlike the Marta turtle, which requires weakly acidic circulating water, it does not Pig-nosed turtles have higher water depth requirements. It can be mixed with goldfish. As for Hermann, the representative species of European tortoises, the Hermann with a 10cm plastron only costs 550 yuan. It is not as expensive as Anyuan, unlike the Sulcata which can grow to more than 80cm, and unlike the Indian star tortoise, which likes to die violently. Suitable for inexperienced novices.