Flat turtle shell - Pancake turtle

Flat turtle Shell - Biangogui
Biangogui

The length of the plastron of Biangogui is 12 ~15cm, the most unique feature of the pancake tortoise is its very flat but beautifully patterned shell, which changes the original dome-shaped carapace of the black turtle.

There are some relatively large smooth and soft areas on its breastplate. These shields are covered with a large amount of or there are some parts on the bony shields. trench. Pancake tortoises are relatively small, with the length of the tortoise plate usually being no more than 6 inches (the longest being no more than 7 inches), and the weight being only about 1 pound.

Flat turtle shell——Bing Gao Turtle
Bing Gao Turtle

Adult male The turtle has a longer and fatter tail than the female turtle. According to experience, the gender of a pancake tortoise cannot be reliably judged by the length of the tail alone, unless the turtle's tortoise shell is longer than 5 inches.

Raising of Pancake tortoises Because the shell of Pancake tortoises is soft and elastic, they can squeeze into cracks smaller than their body size, and then prop up the shell to hold it up. None of the animals can pull them out. Piles of rocks must also be prepared in the breeding area for them to climb and avoid.

Binggao turtle is mainly herbivorous and eats a large amount of grass, pasture, grass, vetch, plantain, hibiscus leaves, roses, and asteraceae. , Aromaceae, and other dark green lettuce and wild vegetables, the variety of edible plants is complicated.


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