Mexican gopher tortoises are valuable, with general prices ranging from 50 to 2,000 yuan. The price of the Mexican gopher tortoise is related to its size and appearance. Understand some of its appearance characteristics so that you can select a tortoise with good appearance. The Mexican gopher tortoise has a rounded carapace, short and thick hind legs, and its forelimbs are wrapped in thick scales and have a somewhat flat shape. This shape facilitates daily digging.

Precautions for raising Mexican gopher tortoises:

1. Mexican gopher tortoises should be raised separately. Mexican gopher tortoises are covered in hard shells. When tortoises of different sizes are kept together, the smaller ones will be squeezed and hungry, while the larger ones will dominate. If this happens for a long time, small people will develop symptoms of weight loss, fear, and timidity, and severe cases may be in danger of death.

2. When hunting, Mexican gopher tortoises in the wild often swallow food containing insect eggs into their bodies and become parasite carriers. They should be added to the food or forcibly fed with antibiotics. Broad spectrum parasitic medicine.

3. Try to choose a larger breeding box to allow the Mexican tortoise to have enough space for activities. Place a larger mound of soil in the breeding box for the Mexican tortoise to dig holes.

4. The breeding box needs to be placed in a sunny place for the Mexican gopher tortoise to bask on its back.