I. How to solve turtle diarrhea
For turtle diarrhea caused by certain conditions , can indeed be treated with antibiotics, and can play a very good effect. But turtle diarrhea symptoms are not simple, diarrhea is not a disease, but a manifestation of certain diseases. Therefore, if you find that the turtle has diarrhea symptoms, the first thing to do is to find out the reason behind the turtle’s diarrhea. Giving a sick turtle an antibiotic without finding the cause of the turtle’s diarrhea is likely to have negative effects.
The symptoms of turtle diarrhea can be divided into acute diarrhea and acute diarrhea. Acute diarrhea often occurs suddenly, and may be accompanied by vomiting. After a short period of continuous diarrhea, it may become self-stop. Chronic diarrhea usually lasts for a long period of time, and often leads to more serious consequences, such as dehydration and electrolyte imbalance in sick turtles.
The tortoise diarrhea is mainly caused by the large intestine and the small intestine, because both the large intestine and the small intestine are the two main places involved in the absorption of water. Usually due to the symptoms of diarrhea in turtles caused by problems with the small intestine, sick turtles often have incompletely digested food in their stool, or white matter. Due to diarrhea caused by abnormal large intestine function, the excrement of sick turtles may contain blood or more viscous secretions.
The specific causes of diarrhea in turtlesare as follows:
It is caused by parasitic infection, such as infection with roundworms or protozoa, etc.; caused by gastroenteritis; caused by wrong medication; caused by eating indigestible food; caused by sudden change of food; diarrhea. Therefore, it is not feasible to treat a turtle with antibiotics as soon as you see symptoms of diarrhea. If the turtle has diarrhea due to improper feeding, you should stop feeding the turtle. At the same time, you can feed it some probiotics to adjust the stomach, and then pay attention to feeding the turtle reasonably. In this case, antibiotics are useless.
In general, to deal with the symptoms of tortoise diarrhea, it is necessary to analyze one by one according to the actual situation, and take targeted treatment measures according to the specific cause of tortoise diarrhea.
Reminder: Pet owners must be careful to use antibiotics for turtles. Antibiotics are not a panacea. If they are used improperly, they will cause more damage to the turtles. .
