The Eastern Box Turtle yog nyob rau sab hnub tuaj ntawm Tebchaws Meskas. Lawv yog ib tug subspecies ntawm lub thawv vaub kib. Thaum lawv tsis yog technically ib tug vaub kib, lawv feem ntau yog cov av. Lawv tsis siv sijhawm ntau hauv dej tsawg kawg nkaus.
Lawv nkag mus tau qeeb heev thiab nyob tau ntev heev. Lawv loj hlob qeeb qeeb thiab muaj tsawg tus xeeb ntxwv txhua xyoo. Lawv suav hais tias yog qhov yooj yim. Qhov no yuav yog vim lawv qhov qis me me. Lawv nyiam raug ntaus los ntawm tsheb vim lawv qhov qeeb qeeb. Lawv kuj raug ntaus los ntawm cov cuab yeej ua liaj ua teb. Lawv tshwj xeeb tshaj yog ua rau tib neeg ua rau tuag vim lawv qhov xwm txheej qeeb.
Vim qhov dav thiab maj mam poob qis, lawv cov xwm txheej tau txo qis hauv xyoo 2011.
Cov Lus Tseeb Txog Sab Hnub Tuaj Turtle
| Species | T. carolina |
| Tsev neeg | Emydidae |
| Hlub Level | Low |
| Temperature | 70 – 85 F |
| Nyob zoo | Docile, txaj muag |
| Color Form | Brown thiab Dub nrog daj lossis txiv kab ntxwv cim |
| Lifespan | 25-35 xyoo |
| Size | 4" x 6" |
| Kev noj haus | Varied |
| Tej yam tsawg kawg nkaus | 75-gallons |
| Tank Setup | Open ground |
| Compatibility | Lwm hom vaub kib |
Eastern Box Turtle Overview
Raws li ib tug tsiaj, Eastern Box vaub kib yog yooj yim heev rau tsev. Lawv tsis xav tau kev ua haujlwm ntau thiab yooj yim heev rau kev saib xyuas. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv muaj lub neej ntev heev, yog li koj yuav tsum tau npaj los saib xyuas lawv rau tag nrho lawv lub neej. Koj yuav tau saib xyuas lawv ntau ntawm koj lub neej.
Lawv yog qhov hloov tau zoo kawg rau hauv tsev ib puag ncig, uas ua rau lawv xaiv zoo rau ntau tus tswv sib txawv. Lawv tsim nyog rau cov neeg pib tshiab thiab cov tswv tsiaj reptiles zoo li.
Lawv feem ntau muaj lub plhaub siab siab thiab ci daj thiab txiv kab ntxwv. Qhov no ua rau lawv saib tshwj xeeb thaum piv rau lwm cov vaub kib.
Vim lawv qhov kev hloov pauv dav dav, lawv tsis xav tau kev teeb tsa lub tank tshwj xeeb.
Puas Eastern Box Turtles Nqe?
Cov vaub kib no tuaj yeem raug nqi ntawm $ 140 txog $ 360. Qhov no feem ntau yog vim lawv qhov qis me me. Lawv tsis muaj ntau tus menyuam mos txhua xyoo, uas feem ntau ua rau lawv tus nqi nce ntau heev. Peb pom zoo kom ntsib tus kws yug tsiaj ua ntej koj yuav khoom. Tej zaum koj tuaj yeem yuav tus vaub kib los ntawm lub khw muag tsiaj, txawm tias ntau tus tsis nqa lawv.
Cov neeg yug tsiaj feem ntau yuav muaj peev xwm muab cov lus qhia zoo tshaj plaws thaum nws los txog rau cov vaub kib no. Ntxiv rau, lawv feem ntau paub yuav ua li cas yug menyuam kom zoo. Qhov no ua kom cov vaub kib tau txais kev saib xyuas txaus, uas pab xyuas kom lawv noj qab nyob zoo.
Kev coj cwj pwm & kev kub ntxhov
Cov vaub kib no ua haujlwm thaum nruab hnub. Nyob rau hauv qus, lawv ib txwm siv sij hawm no foraging rau zaub mov. Ntawm chav kawm, nyob rau hauv captivity, qhov no yog tsis tsim nyog. Lawv tsis nyiam tuav ntau heev, vim qhov no ua rau muaj kev ntxhov siab. Thaum muaj kev ntxhov siab tag nrho, cov vaub kib no yuav rov qab mus rau hauv lawv lub plhaub. Qhov no yog lawv tej yam ntuj tso tsis kam mus rau predators. Yog lawv ntshai tsam tus tsiaj yuav ua rau lawv raug mob, lawv yuav nkaum.
Nws tseem yog ib qho tseem ceeb uas yuav tsum txhawb kom muaj kev sib haum xeeb nrog kev tuav ntau zaus. Qhov no yuav tsum maj mam thiab feem ntau rau vaub qhov txiaj ntsig. Koj xav kom lawv nyob twj ywm yog tias lawv yuav tsum tau kho ntau dua, xws li vim muaj mob. Qhov no kuj pab txo qis kev ntxhov siab thaum lub sij hawm ntxuav lub tawb.
Ntau tus tswv tau tshaj tawm tias cov vaub kib no xav tau kev sib raug zoo thiab tsis mloog lawv cov tswv saib. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv kuj zoo li muaj qee tus cwj pwm txawv, yog li tsis yog txhua tus vaub kib yuav zoo li lwm tus. Feem ntau, lawv yuav kawm paub txog lawv tus tswv lossis cov uas pub rau lawv. Nws tsis yog qhov nyuaj rau lawv thov zaub mov thaum lawv pom tib neeg.
Qee tus yuav ua si nrog cov khoom ua si, yog li koj xav muab lub pob me me thiab cov khoom ua si zoo sib xws.
Zoo & Varieties
Lawv lub siab, zoo li lub plhaub taum txhais cov vaub kib no. Lawv muaj tag nrho lub plhaub kaw, uas txhais tau hais tias lawv lub plhaub tau kaw tag nrho ntawm ib sab. Qee qhov kev hloov xim muaj nyob, tab sis tsuas yog me ntsis. Feem ntau, lawv yog xim av lossis dub nrog cov qauv daj lossis txiv kab ntxwv. Txhua tus vaub kib yog qhov tshwj xeeb, txawm li cas los xij, nrog lawv cov qauv ib lub plhaub. Qee tus txiv neej muaj thaj tsam xiav ntawm lawv lub puab tsaig thiab lwm qhov chaw. Txawm li cas los xij, qhov no tsis tshua muaj thiab tsuas muaj nyob hauv qee cov vaub kib.
Thaum ntshai, cov vaub kib no tuaj yeem kaw lawv lub plhaub tag. Lawv tuaj yeem rub cov ntu ntawm lawv lub plhaub ntawm qhov qhib, uas ua rau lawv zoo nyob rau hauv cov pob txha. Lawv lub plhaub tsis tshem tau thiab txuas mus tas li rau lawv lub cev.
Lub plhaub muaj peev xwm rov tsim dua tshiab. Sij hawm dhau mus, cov chaw puas yuav poob thaum cov ntaub so ntswg tshiab loj tuaj. Lub plhaub tseem loj hlob dhau tus vaub kib lub neej.
Yuav ua li cas saib xyuas lub Eastern Box vaub kib
Habitat, Tank Conditions & Setup
Cov vaub kib no xav tau chav me ntsis mus taug kev. Rau hatchlings, 20-gallon tank yuav tsim nyog. Txawm li cas los xij, thaum cov vaub laus laus zuj zus, lawv yuav xav tau lub tank loj dua. Nws yuav tsum yog tsawg kawg yog 4-square-inches thiab tsawg kawg yog 18 "siab. Koj tseem tuaj yeem khaws lawv sab nraud yog tias huab cua tsim nyog. Cov ntaub thaiv sab nraum zoov yog qhov zoo tagnrho yog tias lawv tuaj yeem khaws nws.
Yog tias koj khaws cov vaub kib sab nraud, xyuas kom meej tias tus cwj mem tiv thaiv los ntawm cov tsiaj nyeg thiab huab cua hnyav. Yuav tsum muaj qhov chaw tshav ntuj thiab qhov chaw ntxoov ntxoo. Tag nrho cov nroj tsuag yuav tsum muaj kev nyab xeeb vaub kib, thiab yuav tsum zam cov tshuaj tua kab.
Tus vaub kib yuav tsum tau nkag mus rau ntau qhov chaw nkaum tsis tu ncua. Lawv nyiam xoob litter rau burrowing, uas lawv yuav ua ntau zaus. Ib lub lauj kaub ntiav dej yuav tsum tau muab txhua lub sijhawm. Tshem tawm cov qias neeg qias neeg txhua lub lim tiam thaum koj ntxuav lub tank.
Teeb & Kub
Cov vaub kib no nyiam qhov chaw tshav ntuj kom bask nyob nruab nrab ntawm 85- thiab 88-degrees F. Tseem yuav tsum muaj qhov ntxoov ntxoo uas nyob ib puag ncig 75 ° F. Qhov kub yuav tsum tsis txhob poob qis dua 70 ° F, txawm tias thaum tsaus ntuj. Yog tias nws txias dua li sab nraud, koj yuav tsum tshem tus vaub kib thiab coj nws mus rau hauv nrog lub kaw lus tsim nyog.
Qee lub teeb sab nraum zoov yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws rau cov vaub kib, vim nws pab lawv ua vitamin D. Txawm li cas los xij, koj tuaj yeem siv lub teeb UVB sab hauv tsev kom tau raws li qhov xav tau no. Lub teeb yuav tsum nyob rau tsawg kawg 10 mus rau 12 teev ib hnub twg. Koj yuav xav tau hloov lub teeb txhua rau rau cuaj lub hlis. Ua raws li cov txiaj ntsig ntawm koj lub teeb kom tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws.
Humidity
Cov av noo yuav tsum tau tswj kom tsawg kawg 70% txhua lub sijhawm. Koj tuaj yeem ua tiav qhov no hauv tsev nrog misting txhua hnub. Qhov no yuav pab kom nws zoo ib yam li lub hav zoov. Lub pas dej ntiav ntiav yuav tsum tau muab los ua kom cov av noo ntawm qhov thaiv.
Siv cov ntaub pua tsev uas tsom iav qhov chaw ib puag ncig ntawm cov vaub kib no. Mulch thiab moss-type substrate yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws, vim nws pab tswj cov dej noo. Koj tuaj yeem sib tov ob lub substrate sib txawv. Lub substrate yuav tsum tob txaus rau burrowing, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau hauv ntxoov ntxoo.
Puas Eastern Box Vaub Tau Nrog Lwm Tus Tsiaj?
Cov vaub kib no feem ntau tuaj yeem nyob nrog lwm hom vaub kib. Txawm li cas los xij, dhau li ntawd, lawv yuav noj txhua yam ntxiv, suav nrog ntses thiab amphibians. Koj tuaj yeem khaws lawv nrog lwm cov vaub kib ntev npaum li lawv cov kev xav tau txaus. Koj yuav tsum tsis txhob muab lawv cov vaub kib ntawm ntau qhov sib txawv, vim qhov no tuaj yeem ua rau muaj teeb meem loj nrog kev sib tw.
Cov vaub kib no zoo tshaj plaws cais, tab sis koj tuaj yeem khaws lawv nrog lwm tus vaub kib yog tias koj ceev faj.
Dab tsi pub rau koj Eastern Box vaub kib
Hauv cov tsiaj qus, cov vaub kib no noj ntau yam zaub mov. Lawv yog cov uas muaj sijhawm thiab noj txhua yam uas poob rau hauv lawv txoj kev. Hauv kev poob cev qhev, lawv cov zaub mov yuav tsum nyob ze rau kev noj qab haus huv raws li qhov ua tau. Lawv yuav tsum noj ib zaug txhua 24 teev. Ib nrab ntawm lawv cov khoom noj muaj xws li zaub, txiv hmab txiv ntoo, thiab nyom. Lawv nyiam tej yam uas ci ntsa iab, zoo li liab tswb kua txob.
Txhua yam hauv lawv cov zaub mov yuav tsum yog cov khoom noj muaj roj tsawg, xws li cov kab mob hauv av, slugs, qwj, thiab kab noj zaub mov. Lawv tuaj yeem noj cov zaub mov muaj roj tsawg thiab cov nqaij ntshiv, tab sis cov no yuav tsum suav nrog qee zaus. Cov vaub yau feem ntau xav tau cov protein ntau vim lawv txoj kev loj hlob sai. Cov vaub laus laus tsis loj hlob ntau, yog li lawv xav tau cov protein tsawg dua.
Yuav tsum muab lub lauj kaub ntiav kom tso cov vaub kib no mus rau hauv dej raws li lawv pom ft. Txawm li cas los xij, lawv nyiam tso cov tee dej rau hauv dej, yog li koj yuav tsum tau ua kom nws tshiab txhua hnub.
Keep Your Eastern Box Turtle He althy
Cov vaub kib no xav tau kev cog lus me ntsis vim lawv lub neej ntev. Kev saib xyuas vet niaj hnub yog qhov tseem ceeb los xyuas kom meej tias lawv loj hlob kom raug thiab noj cov zaub mov kom raug. Kev mus ntsib kws kho mob yuav tsum tau ua tsawg kawg ib xyoos ib zaug nrog ib tus tsiaj vet. Yog tias koj tus vaub kib nyob sab nraud, kev kuaj kab mob yuav tsum tau ua thiab. Qhov no yog qhov teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv tshaj plaws uas cov vaub kib no ntsib. Cov tsos mob muaj xws li cov quav uas txawv txav, tab sis tsis muaj cov tsos mob ntawm tag nrho cov qauv.
Cov kab mob ua pa kuj tshwm sim, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tias lawv qhov chaw qhuav dhau. Ua pa ua pa yuav tsum tau pom los ntawm tus vaub kib sai sai, vim nws tuaj yeem ua rau hnyav. Txias kuj tuaj yeem ua rau muaj teeb meem no, txawm tias qhov hnyav dua.
Lawv tuaj yeem tsim teeb meem nrog lawv lub plhaub, xws li rot thiab rwj. Yog tias lawv lub plhaub pib tsw ntxhiab tsw txawv, koj yuav tsum kuaj xyuas lawv nrog koj tus kws kho tsiaj thiab. Feem ntau, qhov no yog vim kev noj zaub mov tsis zoo lossis chaw nyob tsis huv.
Thaum cov vaub kib no xis nyob, lawv feem ntau tsis txhoj puab heev. Lawv yuav tsum tau muab ntau qhov chaw nkaum kom tiv thaiv kom tsis txhob muaj kev cuam tshuam ntau dhau, uas tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev kub ntxhov. Kev nruj kev tsiv tuaj yeem yog qhov cim ntawm kev tsis xis nyob, thiab yog li mob.
Tshuaj ntsuab
Lawv feem ntau yug thaum lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav mus txog rau lub caij nplooj zeeg. Tom qab dej nag zoo, cov txiv neej yuav nquag mus nrhiav cov poj niam. Lawv tsis sib yuav ib sim neej, lawv feem ntau nrog poj niam ib zaug
Nyob hauv kev poob cev qhev, lawv yug zoo ib yam. Khaws lawv sab nraum zoov yog txoj hauv kev zoo tshaj plaws kom ua tiav qhov no, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tias koj nyob hauv cheeb tsam ntawd. Lawv kev yug me nyuam nyob rau hauv qus yuav tsum tau ua nrog lub luag hauj lwm. Tej zaum lawv yuav tsis noj ntau npaum li thaum sim ua phooj ywg thiab yuav siv sijhawm ntau rau kev sib yuav. Cov vaub kib no tuaj yeem ntxhov siab me ntsis thaum yug me nyuam, yog li tej yam yuav tsum tau khaws cia zoo kawg nkaus.
Puas yog Eastern Box Vaub kib haum rau koj?
Cov vaub kib no feem ntau zoo nkauj yooj yim los saib xyuas, tab sis lawv xav tau ntau qhov chaw. Koj yuav tsum muaj chaw txaus los saib xyuas cov vaub kib no, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tias koj yuav tsum khaws lawv hauv tsev. Npaj kom muaj chav ntau dua li koj xav tias lawv xav tau. Lawv tuaj yeem loj hlob hauv lub tank thaum me me, tab sis lawv loj hlob sai thiab xav tau chav me ntsis.
Vim li no, peb xav kom cov vaub kib no rau cov pib tshiab thiab cov kws tshaj lij, tsuav yog koj muaj chaw txaus. Lawv yuav tsum tau noj txhua hnub, tab sis qhov no yuav tsum tsis txhob siv sijhawm ntau.
