Prevention and treatment of common diseases of soft-shelled turtle

Soft-shelled turtle is a tonic which integrates food and medicine. with the improvement of people's awareness of health preservation, its demand is increasing, which promotes the artificial culture technology of soft-shelled turtle. However, in the artificial culture of soft-shelled turtle, it will be disturbed by diseases, which will cause the soft-shelled turtle to die and cause economic losses to the farmers. So how to prevent and cure these diseases? let's take a look at the pro-agricultural network.

1. Water mold

Water mold is caused by water mold, cotton mold and other fungi, it often appears in freshwater fish, fungi lurk in the water all the year round, find the right time to invade the soft-shelled turtle, once invaded, the bacteria will absorb nutrients and begin to grow, it can cover the whole body of the soft-shelled turtle within a few days, causing the soft-shelled turtle to move slowly, lose appetite and even die. In the early stage of the disease, the mycelium was still growing, so there was nothing abnormal. With the mycelium growth, the soft-shelled turtle appeared gray-white cotton-like hyphae, which was flocculent and dense in the water.

Prevention and control methods: strengthen water quality management, prevent the breeding of bacteria due to water pollution, disinfect mold regularly, and add vitamin E to feed can increase the anti-fungal ability of soft-shelled turtle. After the disease is found, the soft-shelled turtle can be cured by bathing in dilute salt water or baking soda solution for 12 hours.

2. Red neck disease

Red neck disease, also known as big neck disease, is caused by Aeromonas hydrophila. Like water mildew, Aeromonas hydrophila breeds in the water body and invades the soft-shelled turtle for various reasons, causing disease. At the time of onset, the neck of the soft-shelled turtle is red and swollen and congested, and some soft-shelled turtles also have systemic edema, there are red spots in the abdomen, and the disease spots gradually spread and fester. Make the soft-shelled turtle less sensitive to the outside world, less appetite, slow movement, all lurking in the shade, many of which eventually die after landing.

Prevention and treatment methods: the disease occurs in the high temperature season, focusing on prevention, feeding the soft-shelled turtle with antiviral agents several times a week, and then disinfecting the water before and after the rainstorm to avoid the disease. When the disease occurs, disinfect the water body in time, then change the water, and then mix it with Qingre Tong in the feed. After three consecutive days, it can be inhibited or treated.

3. Skin rot

Rotten skin disease is also caused by bacteria invading infection, it is mainly caused by soft-shelled turtle fighting with each other after bite or other causes of body surface wound invasion infection. Its incidence is high, the epidemic time is long, when the disease occurs, the skin on the body surface begins to become inflamed and swollen, and the diseased tissue begins to become necrotic and discolored gradually, and then begins to fester. With the spread of the disease, the festering area is getting larger and larger, and in serious cases, the muscles and bones can be exposed, the limbs rot, and the claws fall off, causing great harm.

Prevention and treatment methods: when putting soft-shelled turtle into the pond, it should be healthy and wound-free, keep the water clean, disinfect regularly, and add vitamin E to feed to increase disease resistance. When the disease occurs, empty the pond water, and then fish out all the soft-shelled turtles, first disinfect the culture pond with lime water, and then put the water into the pond after exposure. The soft-shelled turtle is washed with diluted potassium permanganate solution, and then smeared with bleach, which can be cured for several days in a row.

The above are the prevention and control methods of common diseases of soft-shelled turtle brought by the pro-agricultural network. There are still many diseases of soft-shelled turtle. We should pay attention to disease prevention and control in order to make the soft-shelled turtle grow healthily and improve its income. If you want to know more, please pay attention to the pro-agricultural network.