Scabies of turtles

[etiology] the pathogen is a punctate subspecies of Aeromonas hydrophila, which often exists in the water, the skin and intestines of turtles. When the water environment is good, the tortoise is the carrier. Once the environment is polluted, the tortoise is injured, and the bacteria multiply in large numbers, which can easily cause the tortoise to get sick.

[symptoms]

There are one or more white scabies the size of soybeans in the neck and limbs. Squeeze around with your hands, and there are yellow and white bean dregs. Diseased turtles can still eat at the initial stage, and gradually eat less. In severe cases, they stop eating and react slowly. He usually dies within 2 to 3 weeks.

[prevention and control methods]

First of all, the turtles are kept in isolation. Squeeze out the contents of the focus thoroughly, rub it with sulfonated wine, apply oxytetracycline powder, and then put cotton balls (oxytetracycline or chlortetracycline eye ointment on the cotton balls) into the hole. If the tortoise is an aquatic turtle, you can put it in shallow water. Turtles that have stopped eating should be fed and antibiotics should be embedded in the food.