The concave-armored tortoise
The concave-armored tortoise is also called the unicorn tortoise. The wild population in our country is very small and it is listed as a national second-level protected animal. They are timid by nature and easily frightened, so they must have a basic understanding of them in order to better support them.
1. Appearance
It is a large terrestrial turtle. The adult body length can be more than 30cm and the width can be up to 27cm. There are symmetrical large scales on the forehead, and the forehead scales are 2 for , the front and rear edges of the carapace are sharply serrated, and the center of the carapace is concave, hence the name concave-shell tortoise. The two hip shields are yellowish brown on the back of the body, and the plastron is yellowish brown, decorated with dark black patches or radial lines. Its carapace and plastron are intersecting at right angles, with no flexible structure at all. Its hands and feet are thick and cylindrical, with claws but no webs.
2. Livelihood customs
1. Action
People are timid by nature. When startled, their heads will retract into the shell and immediately stick out of the shell, repeating Several times, he made "chi, chi" breath sounds from his mouth. After he calmed down, his head shook from side to side, and then slowly extended out of the shell. If it is picked up, it will stretch out its arms and legs and open its mouth to bite. After eating normally in the new environment, the resting place is relatively fixed. During the day, I saw it squirming everywhere in the pond, and at night it returned to the turtle nest.
2. Food habits
In the wilderness, the concave tortoise eats plants, such as bamboo shoots, weeds, wild fruits and other plants. Under the premise of artificial feeding, they eat cucumbers, watermelons, bananas, apples, and charophytes, but they do not eat potatoes, carrots, lettuce, and cabbage leaves.
3. Ecological habits
Little is known about the wild life and habits of the tortoise, but everyone generally believes that it is native to the mainland. According to the findings of overseas zoologist, the concave-armored tortoise is a tropical and subtropical terrestrial tortoise. It likes to live in dry environments. The living areas include laurel plants, ferns, rhododendrons and a large number of epiphytes. The concave-armored tortoise is only found on fairly high hills and steep slopes, and far away from the water. During the rainy season, there are dense numbers of turtles crawling out to drink water. Under artificial breeding conditions, the resting point of the concave-shell tortoise is fixed. During the day, it often crawls out to a dark place to rest. If it stays for a long time, tears will disappear from its eyes. When the ambient temperature is around 25°C, the turtle moves frequently, often crawling out of the turtle nest and squirming everywhere. When the ambient temperature is 32°C, the turtle often climbs into the water basin to drink water, and occasionally rests in the water basin for 5-10 minutes. When the ambient temperature reaches below 18°C and the turtle moves less, place it in the sand., the turtle only shows its head, and the entire body is buried in the sand, hibernating.
3. Dispersion
Huaxia is divided into Hunan, Guangxi, Hainan and Yunnan.
Overseas branches are in Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia and other countries.
Understanding the concave-armored tortoise from the outside to the inside will pave the way for better breeding.
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