Brazilian turtle
As pet turtles gradually become more popular, more and more turtles are raised, and some breeders do it for themselves He often uses some radical methods to make pet turtles grow up quickly. Hormone turtles are one of the products of these illegal traders. So what are hormone turtles and how to distinguish them? Let’s explain.
Hormone turtle. Some people also call it "greenhouse turtle". Originally, the turtle was artificially hatched and raised in a temperature-controlled greenhouse. Because the temperature is constant, food is abundant, and there is no dormant period, so the turtle grows very fast! However, due to excessive growth, insufficient pigment accumulation in the body results in fading of body color. In addition, due to insufficient exposure to sunlight, the tortoise shells are not shiny and the color is not bright enough. However, there is a certain chance that it will recover its color through artificial arrangements. However, it will be difficult to recover after reaching adulthood.
Let me briefly talk about the concept of "hormones".
It should be said that not all turtle farms will use growth hormone for turtles, because turtles can achieve high growth rates under constant temperature conditions, especially red-eared turtles and snapping turtles. Only some illegal Only traders engage in the use of hormones. Moreover, the method used is not injection. Because the turtle seedlings are so dense in number, injecting them one by one might exhaust them. Therefore, the method they use is to mix hormones into the bait and feed them. Although this kind of turtle grows very fast, its physical condition is very poor. Most turtles with hormones are sold as food, and eating this kind of turtle will undoubtedly have a certain impact on the body experience of humans.
Moreover, the shell color of hormone turtles is much darker than that of ordinary turtles, but if we slowly adjust it, it can still return to normal.
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