Paj txiab tsis noj pancakes. Lawv tau txais lawv lub npe vim yog cov duab ntawm lawv lub plhaub, uas yog flatter dua li cov tortoise. Qhov no tortoise yog tshwj xeeb nyob rau hauv hais tias nws lub plhaub tsis tsuas yog tiaj tus, tab sis kuj nyias thiab saj zawg zog ua tsaug rau qhov qhib nyob rau hauv lub plhaub pob txha. Nyeem rau kom paub ntau ntxiv txog cov tsiaj reptile no tshwj xeeb thiab ntxim nyiam!
Qub Facts about the Pancake Tortoise
| Species Name: | Malacochersus tornieri |
| Family: | Testudinidae |
| Hlub Level: | Easy to Moderate |
| Tub: | 70-75°F thiab 100-108°F |
| Kev coj cwj pwm: | Climbers, nquag, enjoy basking |
| Color Form: | Tawny to golden brown |
| Lifespan: | 25+ xyoo |
| Size: | 6 txog 7 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Qub & tshiab nyom, ntsuab, quav nyab |
| Tej yam tsawg kawg nkaus: | 40+ Gallon |
| Tank Set-Up: | pob zeb pawg, tawv tawv, txiv maj phaub txaj, luav pellets |
| Compatibility: | Zoo heev tib leeg xwb |
Pancake Tortoise Overview
Cov pancake tortoise los ntawm yav qab teb Kenya thiab sab qaum teb thiab sab hnub tuaj Tanzania tab sis kuj tau qhia rau Zimbabwe. Nws qhov chaw nyob hauv cov tsiaj qus yog thaj tsam ntawm cov nyom mus rau savannas hauv thaj chaw sov thiab subtropical thiab cov toj roob hauv pes thiab cov av hauv thaj chaw qhuav.
Cov pob zeb thiab cov pob zeb uas cov tortoises nyob tuaj yeem yog 100 txog 6,000 feet saum hiav txwv. Cov pob zeb pob zeb uas cov pancake tortoise nyiam yog hu ua kopjes, uas feem ntau yog cov pob zeb me me pom nyob rau hauv cov nyom African.
Cov pancake tortoise yog los ntawm hom Malacochersus tornieri thiab yog qhov kawg nyob hauv chav kawm Malacochersus. Lawv tseem hu ua softshell tortoise, crevice tortoise, Tornier's tortoise, thiab African pancake tortoise.
Cov tortoises no yog diurnal, yog li lawv nquag ua thaum sawv ntxov, tav su, thiab yav tsaus ntuj. Lawv siv lawv lub sij hawm basking, pub mis, thiab tshawb xyuas lawv qhov chaw nyob tab sis feem ntau tsuas yog siv li ib teev ntawm ib lub sij hawm ua haujlwm tom qab tawm ntawm lawv qhov chaw nyob.
Puas Npauj Npaim Npaum Li Cas?
Cov me nyuam vaub kib no kim dua li ntau hom tsiaj vim lawv tsis tshua muaj thiab tshwj xeeb. Lawv tuaj yeem nyob ntawm $ 500 txog $ 1,700 hauv nqe, nyob ntawm hnub nyoog, qhov loj, thiab poj niam txiv neej.
Qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws yog koj yuav koj lub pancake los ntawm tus kws yug tsiaj muaj npe thiab xyuas kom meej tias nws tau raug ntes. Nyob rau hauv cov qus, lub pancake tortoise yog nyob rau hauv lub International Union for Conservation of Nature's 2019 "Critically Endangered" Red List.
Kev coj cwj pwm & kev kub ntxhov
Ntawm no yog qhov chaw pancake tortoise tiag tiag ci. Tsis tsuas yog lawv tshwj xeeb vim cov duab thiab yoog raws ntawm lawv cov plhaub, tab sis vim lawv tus cwj pwm.
Peb txhua tus paub txog yuav ua li cas vaub kib thiab vaub kib rub lawv lub taub hau thiab ob txhais ceg hauv lawv lub plhaub los tiv thaiv lawv tus kheej tawm tsam cov tsiaj txhu. Lub pancake tortoise tau khiav tawm ntawm kev hem thawj thiab ua rau nws tus kheej hauv qhov chaw ze tshaj plaws ntawm lawv qhov chaw nyob.
Tub vaub kib no yog tus phooj ywg zoo thiab txawj ntse uas tsis paub kev aggression thiab yuav kawm paub koj thiab tej zaum yuav txaus siab rau lub sij hawm rub lub taub hau.
Zoo & Varieties
Raws li twb tau tham lawm, qhov tshwj xeeb tshaj plaws thiab qhov tshwj xeeb ntawm cov tortoises no yog lawv lub plhaub tiaj tus. Muaj qhov sib txawv me me ntawm daim phiaj ntawm cov plhaub no, uas tso cai rau lawv kom haum rau hauv cov pob zeb uas lawv hu ua tsev.
Lub plhaub ntawm tus neeg laus pancake nruab nrab ntawm 7 ntiv tes nrog tus Tsov tus tw 1-nti, thiab nws yuav hnyav li 1 phaus.
Lub plhaub feem ntau yog xim daj-xim av nrog cov nplhaib xim av tsaus, thiab txhua lub phaj ntawm lub plhaub muaj cov qauv sib txawv. Ob txhais ceg thiab tus Tsov tus tw kuj yellowish-tan, tan, los yog xim av.
Yuav ua li cas saib xyuas lub Pancake Tortoise
Habitat, Tank Conditions & Setup
Terrariums los yog ib qho chaw sab nraum zoov, yog tias koj nyob hauv ib qho kev nyab xeeb rau koj tus vauv, yuav ua haujlwm zoo. Ib lub 40-gallon terrarium uas yog qhov cua zoo thiab 4 'x 4' sab nraum zoov ib puag ncig rau ib tus neeg laus tortoise uas yog tsawg kawg yog 1 ko taw siab yuav tsum yog qhov tsawg kawg nkaus. Ntxiv ib qho ntxiv 2 square feet rau txhua tus vaub kib ntxiv hauv lub thawv.
Npau suav teb yog ib tug neeg nce toj zoo heev, yog li koj yuav tsum nco ntsoov tias saum toj ntawm nws qhov chaw nyob muaj lub vijtsam kom tsis txhob nce toj lossis tawm ntawm cov tsiaj nyeg nkag mus. Cov tortoises tsis hibernate, yog li nco ntsoov coj lawv mus rau hauv thaum huab cua txias dua.
Koj kuj yuav tsum muab qhov chaw rau koj lub pancake tortoise kom nkaum thiab nce. Tsim koj tus kheej pawg pob zeb (shale yuav zoo heev vim nws tiaj tus thiab yooj yim rau pawg) lossis yuav ib lub qhov faux uas tuaj yeem ua lub vaj tse thiab thaj chaw basking. Ob qhov chaw nkaum sib txawv hauv koj lub tsev vaub kib yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Feem ntau, ib qho hauv qhov chaw txias thiab ib qho hauv qhov sov so ntawm terrarium (ntau dua ntawm qhov kub tom qab).
Substrate
Tortoises nyiam khawb, yog li lub substrate yuav tsum tau xoob. Muaj ntau yam khoom uas koj tuaj yeem siv uas yuav tsim nyog rau koj tus vaub kib. Cov khoom tsim nyog muaj xws li:
- Crushed oyster shells
- Lab pellets
- Bark
- Coconut beddding
- Txoj av (tsis muaj tshuaj tua kab, quav, lossis chiv)
Dej thiab Humidity
Ua ntej, koj yuav tsum muab koj lub pancake tortoise nrog ib lub tais ntiav dej, uas yog loj txaus kom koj tus tsiaj nyob rau hauv. poov nyob rau hauv nws, thiab dej yuav tsum huv si txhua lub sijhawm. Tau kawg, qhov no kuj ua rau kev tu lub qhov thaiv kom yooj yim dua nyob rau lub sijhawm ntev. Nws yuav pab yog tias koj khaws cov zaub mov thiab dej tais sib nrug ntawm ib leeg.
Hummidity tsis yog ib qho tseem ceeb rau cov neeg laus tortoises, yog li ntawd tsis tsim nyog los ntawm lub qhov rooj.
Tub thiab teeb pom kev zoo
Kub yog qhov tseem ceeb heev rau pancake tortoises. Lawv xav tau ib sab txias thiab ib sab sov nyob rau hauv tib lub thawv raws li lawv yuav tsum tau thermoregulate lawv tus kheej lub cev kub. Qhov txias txias yuav tsum zaum ntawm 70 ° txog 75 ° F, thiab koj yuav tsum tau teeb tsa qhov kub thiab txias, nyiam dua nrog cov hluav taws xob ceramic. Nws yuav tsum nce qhov kub ntawm qhov chaw mus txog 100 ° txog 108 ° F thiab yuav tsum tau khaws cia txhua lub sijhawm.
Muaj teeb nyob rau hauv kev ua lag luam uas muab cov cua sov, UVA, thiab UVB tag nrho hauv ib qho. Mercury vapor teeb ua haujlwm zoo tshaj plaws thiab tso cov qij li 2 feet deb ntawm qab ntawm terrarium. Lub teeb yuav tsum tau tso rau 12 teev thiab hloov mus rau lwm qhov 12 kom ua raws li cov hnub thiab hmo ntuj.
Puas Pancake Tortoises Nrog Lwm Tus Tsiaj?
Lub pancake tortoise nyob hauv cov cheeb tsam me me thiab qee zaum yuav sib koom tib qhov chaw me me lossis qhov crevice, tab sis txwv tsis pub, cov cheeb tsam raug cais tawm ntawm ib leeg. Lub pancake tortoise tsis txhoj puab heev, thiab txawm tias nws tom, nws tsis muaj teeb meem, yog li nws tuaj yeem ua tau zoo nrog lwm tus vaub kib. Tsuav muaj zaub mov txaus rau sawv daws, lawv yuav sib koom ua ke.
Yuav ua li cas pub koj lub pancake tortoise
Tus pancake tortoise feem ntau grazes ntawm ntau yam nyom hauv cov qus thiab yuav vam meej ntawm cov nyom tshiab, zaub, thiab zaub ntsuab. Koj tuaj yeem pub lawv quav nyab, endive, kale, dandelion, carrots, squash, nplooj, thiab lwm yam. Lawv cov zaub mov yuav tsum tau ntxiv nrog multivitamin thiab calcium.
Koj tuaj yeem muab cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo rau lawv ib ntus raws li kev kho tab sis feem ntau tsuas yog me me ib hlis ib zaug xwb. Yog tias koj khaws lawv sab nraum zoov, koj tuaj yeem cia lawv noj zaub mov ntawm koj cov nyom, yog tias koj tsis tau txau nrog tshuaj tua kab. Lawv nyiam cov paj dandelion thiab nco ntsoov tias lawv xav tau calcium ntau heev yog li xav tias yuav ntxiv calcium ntxiv rau cov tsiaj reptile rau txhua pluas noj.
Keep Your Pancake Tortoise He althy
Txhua yam saum toj no yog qhov tseem ceeb rau kev ua kom koj lub pancake tortoise noj qab nyob zoo. Qhov ntsuas kub kom tsim nyog, ob qhov chaw nkaum, teeb pom kev zoo, substrate, thiab zaub mov, thiab ua kom lawv cov dej huv yog txhua txoj hauv kev kom koj tus vauv noj qab nyob zoo thiab zoo siab.
Yog tias koj tus vauv nquag ua haujlwm txhua hnub, txav nrawm, thiab nws lub plhaub yog du thiab ruaj khov, thiab tsis muaj cov tsos mob ntawm kev raug mob lossis mob, koj tus nas vais lav zoo.
Tub vaub kib no paub tias nyob tsawg kawg 20 xyoo, thiab tseem muaj cov uas nyob tau yooj yim tshaj 35 xyoo! Tortoises yog ib tug tsiaj cog lus ntev heev!
Tshuaj ntsuab
Pancake tortoises nyob rau hauv cov tsiaj qus zoo li yug los ntawm Lub ib hlis ntuj mus rau Lub ob hlis ntuj, tab sis cov tortoises nyob rau hauv captivity yuav yug tau tag nrho cov xyoo puag ncig. Txiv neej tortoises yuav sib ntaus sib tua rau lub caij nyoog sib yuav nrog cov poj niam, thiab tsis yog qhov xav tsis thoob, cov txiv neej loj dua feem ntau ua tiav.
Poj niam tsuas nteg 1 qe ib zaug hauv xoob, xuab zeb av uas lawv incubate rau 4 mus rau 6 lub hlis ntawm txog 86 ° F. Thaum cov me nyuam tortoises hnia, lawv tsuas yog li 1 mus rau 2 ntiv tes tab sis muaj kev ywj pheej..
Incubating lub qe ntawm 86 ° txog 89 ° F yuav ua haujlwm, tab sis yog tias koj ua kom txias txias, qhov hatchling yuav ntau dua txiv neej, thiab kub dua yuav ua rau koj ib tug poj niam.
Puas Pancake Tortoises haum rau koj?
Pancake tortoises yog cov tsiaj reptiles zoo kawg li, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog piv rau lwm cov vaub kib. Nws tsis yog txhua txhua hnub koj tuaj yeem pom tus vauv khiav mus rau kev nyab xeeb dua li thim rov qab rau hauv nws lub plhaub! Ntxiv dua thiab, nco ntsoov koj tsuas yog yuav ib qho uas yug thaum nyob hauv kev poob cev qhev.
Yog koj tab tom nrhiav ib tug vauv uas muaj peev xwm khiav thiab nce siab thiab yuav paub koj thiab txaus siab rau lub caj dab zoo khawb, mus saib lub pancake tortoise.
