Common diseases of turtles and solutions

Tortoise, as a kind of favorite meat and pet, is the breeding object of many people. The tortoise is an amphibian with hard carapace, sharp teeth and strong adaptability. But turtles have a lot of diseases, and if they are not careful, they will die. Next, the editor will tell you about several common diseases of turtles.

1. White eye disease

Tortoise white eye disease is characterized by swollen eyes, congestion in the eyes, and erosion of the cornea. Eyeballs will be covered by a layer of white matter, can not open their eyes, can not eat. The disease is due to the high density of culture and the high alkalinity in the water. The disease can be prevented in advance, and the water should be changed frequently when the temperature is too high, and the containers for breeding turtles should be disinfected. When the disease occurs, the turtles should be given more nutrition and their own resistance should be improved. If it has happened, you can use chlortetracycline eye ointment to smear the affected area, twice a day, bask in the sun for disinfection.

2. Skin rot

Tortoise skin rot is manifested in festering in a certain area that can be seen with the naked eye and whitening on the surface. This is due to excessive breeding density, tortoise and tortoise bite, the wound is invaded by bacteria, resulting in skin necrosis at the wound. Water pollution can also cause the disease. The treatment is also to smear the wound with chlortetracycline eye ointment and put the sick turtle into water containing a small amount of oxytetracycline. Do not let the tortoise come into contact with too much water before recovery, otherwise it will become more and more serious. Once there is a tortoise suffering from this disease needs timely treatment, otherwise it will lead to death at a later stage.

3. Rotten shell disease

Rotten shell disease is characterized by white spots on the shell, blood coming out of the squeeze and a bad smell, and the serious carapace will rot into a hole. This is caused by severe wear and tear of the turtle's carapace, and bacterial entry into the infection causes the carapace to rot. The main purpose of this disease is to prevent, keep the water clean and disinfect the turtle pond regularly. To disinfect the surface of the tortoise, soak the turtle in salt water for about 15 minutes and put it back into the turtle pond after the water on the tortoise body is dry. If you suffer from it, you should use purple lotion to clean and disinfect the affected area and smear erythromycin eye ointment for dry maintenance.

4. Gastrointestinal diseases

The gastrointestinal problems of turtles are usually due to problems with feed and water quality, or indigestion caused by excessive temperature fluctuations in the place where they live. The main manifestations are turtle not eating, diarrhea and so on. In the daily feeding, we should pay attention to control the temperature, the temperature fluctuation should not be too big, change the water source frequently, can not feed the food that has gone bad. Already sick turtles add a little antibiotics to their food and oxytetracycline powder.

5. Pneumonia

The cause of pneumonia is that the temperature fluctuates greatly, and the incidence is highest when the tortoise hibernates. It is mainly manifested in runny nose, thickening in the later stage and loud breathing sound. When the tortoise hibernates, the temperature of the tortoise house is stable, and the temperature is reduced and increased in time. Turtles that are already sick should be immediately isolated and injected with penicillin and other drugs, while more serious ones cannot be treated.

The above five are the common diseases of turtles sorted out by Xiaobian. As long as turtles are found to have any of the above five kinds, they should be treated in time, such as skin rot and gastroenteritis. If not treated in time, they will die directly in 1-2 weeks. So I hope everyone will pay more attention to the maintenance of turtles and minimize injuries.