Nanjing 100-year-old pet turtle lays 15 eggs at a time

The parents who have raised turtles know that turtles after the “puberty” will lay eggs every summer. This afternoon, Mr. Lu, who lives in Nanjing Hexi, happily broke the news to reporters. “The old turtle I raised at home was born yesterday and I had a total of 15 eggs.” The most interesting thing is that this old turtle is not an ordinary pet. One hundred years old, is a family heirloom of the three generations of the Lu family.

Mr. Lu introduced that the old turtle was passed down by his grandfather. He was at least 100 years old. In previous years, he had been laying eggs in June and July. The number of eggs produced was 8, or 10. It may be due to the continued hot summer heat this summer, this old turtle has been postponed until August to lay eggs and produced 15 eggs.

At the scene, the reporter saw that the turtle was slightly larger than the adult's palms. There were multiple pounds of cats, and the claws and head were black and black, and the bronzed back was full of grid-like markings. The 15 eggs produced yesterday were almost as large as the pigeon eggs, and they were jade-white. Some of them were red blood-stained, and they were translucent like pebbles in water.

Mr. Lu was 73 years old this year. He took this turtle from his father and raised it for more than 30 years. His father was then from his grandfather's hands. “This turtle had lived in Lu for at least 100 years. It was a family heirloom.” He recalled that in the past Lu’s family lived in Andemen, and later lived in Shuiximen and the Central Gate. Three generations moved four or five times. Every time the altar jars and even the old furniture were eliminated, the old turtle only "when it was taken where."

Turtles are human, long time, they will have feelings with the owner. "Its food is fish, shrimp, pork rice and the like. It is fed every other day. Sometimes the family travels. They don't come back for a week or so. They put more rice in the pot." Mr. Lu frankly stated that when turtles are pets, Other pets are much more convenient. "The little guy is clever. Every time he feeds, his family shouts, "Hey--", he yells, falls off his buttocks, stretches his neck, and crawls his front claws straight up toward the cylinder. Mr. Lu's family also regularly It is carried into the living room, where it crawls around, moves around, and sometimes comes to the guests, and places the turtle in the living room, allowing it to "walk out".

Turtle eggs are rich in nutrients and are premium supplements. They are sold for more than 100 yuan in the market. Since Mr. Lu’s family has only one female turtle, there is no male insemination. He cannot hatch a small turtle and can only cook and eat it himself. "The adults at home are reluctant to eat, and they give all their grandchildren nutritional food." Mr. Lu said with a smile.