Causes of pet turtles’ lack of appetite
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1. Low ambient temperature
Under normal circumstances, the best water temperature for raising turtles is 25~33℃. In this temperature range, turtles usually have more appetite , When the water temperature is lower than 25 ℃, the turtle’s appetite will decrease. However, the situation that the turtle has no appetite caused by this situation is easy to deal with. It only needs to heat the water and adjust the water temperature before feeding the turtle.
2. Unfamiliar with the new environment
Generally, new turtles that have just been purchased because they have not yet adapted to the new environment often do not like activities and food. This is a normal phenomenon, the pet owner does not need to pay attention to it, remember not to forcibly feed the tortoise. As the turtle gradually adapts to its new environment, it will naturally eat. Most turtles adapt to their new environment within 3 to 7 days.
Cause of disease:
If both conditions can be excluded, Then, if the turtle has not eaten for a long time, it is necessary for the pet owner to consider whether the turtle is sick. The pet owner can refer to the following points to judge whether the turtle is sick:
1. The turtle has no appetite and also appears to go ashore. Mouth breathing or floating water phenomenon
This situation in turtles is likely to be caused by turtle pneumonia disease. Turtles often have difficulty breathing when they suffer from pneumonia, and the inhaled gas forms bubbles in the lungs, and then floats. Generally speaking, if the turtle appears floating, it can be judged that the turtle has pneumonia. There are many factors that lead to turtles suffering from pneumonia, such as colds, bacterial infections, viral infections and other reasons. The specific cause of tortoise pneumonia needs to be diagnosed and determined by a professional tortoise doctor.
2. The tortoise has no appetite, and the feces are not formed at the same time.
Under normal circumstances, the feces excreted by a healthy tortoise should be long strips, and the feces will not spread easily . If the tortoise has unformed feces, it is likely that the tortoise has gastroenteritis. When this happens, the pet owner needs to find out the reason why the tortoise has gastroenteritis. At this time, we need to find out the cause of the tortoise gastroenteritis, and then treat the sick tortoise symptomatically according to the specific cause.
3. The tortoise has no appetite and has blood in the stool.
The tortoise’s blood is mostly caused by the damage to the tortoise’s intestines. The common causes of intestinal bleeding in turtles are:
(1) Turtles accidentally ingested sharp foreign objects, such as hooks, fish bones or shrimp shells. Turtles eat these things can easily stab their intestines, causing intestinal bleeding.
(2) The turtle’s intestines are infected by parasites, and the intestines are destroyed by parasites and bleed, and their appetite is affected.
(3) Turtles eat too much feed with high calcium content, which leads to the formation of stones in the intestinal tract, and then causes intestinal bleeding symptoms.
