Ratite turtles

Ratite turtles, also known as hawkbill turtles, are divided according to different origins There are five different subspecies. Burmese ratite turtles are mainly distributed in Myanmar and Vietnam. They like to eat some meat food. They are large in quantity and are suitable for artificial breeding. However, their temperament is relatively strong, so care must be taken when raising them.

Chinese name:Burmese ratite

English name :Burman Big-headed Turtle

Binary name:Platysternon megacephalum peguense

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Subphylum:Vertebrates

Class:Creeping Class

Order: Turtles

Family: Ratidae

Genus: Rite

Species:Burmese ratite

Dispersed:Southern Myanmar, Vietnam.

Livelihood situation:The feeding temperature is 16~25℃.

Food habits: Feeds include small fish, loaches, shrimps, red shrimps, snails, chicken, animal liver, insects, and mealworms.

Protection level: CITES International Contract Appendix II Level, national focus on Level II protection.

Appearance characteristics: Along the edge of the plastron, there are dark lacing-like rough lines. There is an obvious keel in the center of the carapace, and there are less obvious keels on both sides of the body.

Growing habits: From September to October at 5 to 6 o'clock in the evening, the temperature is about 20℃ to 25℃. Spawning begins when the water temperature rises in August, and the spawning period continues until mid-August.

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