Four selections of soft-shelled turtles

Good soft-shelled turtles are agile, have a shiny abdomen, muscle hypertrophy, thick skirts and upward curls, no traces of injuries from outside the body; flip-flops, flexible head legs, and can quickly turn back, are better quality soft-shelled turtles; Special attention is to buy turtles must buy live, do not figure cheap to buy dead soft-shelled turtles, turtle body will be decomposed after the death of a large number of poisons, can easily lead to food poisoning, even if not chilled edible.

A look: mainly to see all parts of the soft-shelled turtle. Where complete shape, no injury, disease-free, muscle hypertrophy, plastron flank, ribs back fuzzy, thick and upturned skirt, four legs thick and strong, quick action for the excellent soft-shelled turtle; the other hand, for the inferior soft-shelled turtle.

Second catch: grab the turtle's anti-leg armpits, such as rapid movement, four-foot squatting, ferocious and powerful for the soft-shelled turtle; activities such as inflexible, four-foot micro-movement and even not move for the inferior turtle.

Three checks: Mainly check the neck of the turtle for hooks and needles. There are hooked and needled turtles that cannot be kept for long periods of time and transport. Check the method: use a hard bamboo chopsticks to stimulate the head of the soft-shelled turtle, let it bite, and then hand-drawn chopsticks to stretch its neck, the other hand in the neck touch.

Four trials: Turn the turtle upside down and place it on the ground. If it can be turned over quickly, the soft-shelled turtle that escapes quickly and moves flexibly is the best; if it is sluggish, the slow-moving is inferior.