When the flame turtle is in the young stage, the color of its back shell is yellow and green. After growing, the color of the back shell will change into red and black, so it is called "flame turtle". Their hair color depends on their genes. Some flame turtles have no way to hair color themselves. Generally speaking, their hair color will start about four months after breeding. However, the specific time is not certain, which has a great relationship with the way of breeding. 1、 How old is the flame turtle? The flame turtle is a common ornamental turtle. Their characteristics are very obvious, with black and red back shells, so they are named. However, they don't have this color back shell from the beginning. When they are young, their dorsal shell color is yellow and green, and their dorsal shell color may change during later breeding.
However, their hair color and how long they can be cultured are affected by many factors. For example, some flame turtles have no way to color themselves, while some flame turtles will color later under the influence of genes. Generally speaking, they may start to color after about four months of breeding. In addition, the time of hair color is also closely related to the way of breeding. The two main factors are feeding and sun exposure. Feed them every day and choose some feed containing astaxanthin, which can easily help them color their hair; In addition, it is to bask in the sun. It is also helpful for their hair color to take out an appropriate time to bask in the sun every day. 2、 Can flame turtles still have hair color when they are big? As mentioned above, the hair color of flame turtles is not only affected by breeding methods, but also affected by genes. Some flame turtles have a late hair color, or even no hair color at all. These are all possible hair colors. If the flame turtle has not had hair color for several years, it may mean that they will not have hair color. However, generally speaking, they all have hair color genes, and the acquired culture is more important. （HuoYanGuiDuoDaKaiShiFaSe，DaLeHaiNengFaSeMa）