Raising turtles densely in the pond, a farmer in Hau Giang sells all the turtles he catches.

To meet the demand for soft-shell turtles for the market, Mr. Nguyen Van Cam in Vinh Vien A commune, Long My district ( Hau Giang province) came up with the idea of raising soft-shell turtles in earthen tanks.

Mr. Nguyen Van Cam's soft-shell turtle breeding model is very successful, bringing in a good income for his family.

The soft-shell turtle breeding model of Mr. Nguyen Van Cam, Hamlet 9, Vinh Vien A Commune, Long My District (Hau Giang Province) has an area of 300m2 of water surface in an earthen tank for convenient care and management.

Mr. Nguyen Van Cam said: Previously, the family bought about 1,000 soft-shell turtles for commercial breeding.

After nearly 2 years of care, he sold soft-shell turtle meat for nearly 100 million VND, after deducting expenses, he still had a profit of about 30 million VND.

Since 2022, his friends have introduced him to raising soft-shell turtles for breeding and delivering them to large breeding farms, which will give him a higher income than raising soft-shell turtles to sell as commercial meat.

Realizing the opportunity had come, he repaired the pond and bought 6,000 soft-shell turtles of 3cm size for 3,000 VND/each to raise.

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Mr. Nguyen Van Cam checks the soft-shell turtle breed after 30 days of raising. Mr. Cam's soft-shell turtle farming model - a specialty in Vinh Vien A commune, Long My district (Hau Giang province).

After about 3 months, when the turtles grow to 10cm in size, he sells this size turtle to hatcheries for 10,000 VND/turtle.

Mr. Cam earned more than 50 million VND after 3 months of raising soft-shell turtles. After deducting expenses, he still made a profit of nearly 30 million VND.

The breeding time is from April to December. He can breed 2-3 crops of soft-shell turtles a year. Each crop he breeds an average of about 6,000 soft-shell turtles.

According to Mr. Cam, soft-shell turtles are a specialty that is very easy to raise, has little loss, and a very high survival rate. Baba's food is mixed fish that he puts in the nets every day and industrial food.

Mr. Cam added: The turtle farming model is quite leisurely, does not require much capital but still brings a stable source of income for the family.

The soft-shell turtle breeding model is a new model in the locality that helps farmers make full use of the production area, helping households increase their income on the same area.

Source: https://danviet.vn/nuoi-ba-ba-day-dac-duoi-ao-mot-ong-nong-dan-hau-giang-he-vot-len-den-dau-ban-het-den-do-20240629234833013.htm