How to Prevent Turtle Saprolegnia

I. Causes and symptoms of saprolegnia

The water in which turtles are raised has A lot of food residues, excrement, not changing the water in time or other conditions lead to the deterioration of water quality and the growth of mold. Fungal infection of the turtle’s skin can cause saprolegnia.

Generally speaking, the turtle will not show any abnormality in the initial stage of water mold infection. Slowly, with the development of the disease, white flocs will appear on the body surface, head, limbs and tail of the diseased turtle. In severe cases, the skin of the diseased turtle will swell, fester and necrosis, and even lead to the death of the diseased turtle. .

Two, treatment of turtle saprolegnia

The treatment of turtle saprolegnia The principle of treatment is to use antifungal drugs for treatment. The following methods can be used for treatment:

Method 1: Apply 5% povidone-iodine solution on the affected area of the diseased turtle, apply 2-3 times a day, dry the diseased turtle for 0.5~1h after each application, and the rest Time to feed the turtles normally.

Method 2: After diluting the 5% povidone-iodine solution with water, soak the sick turtle in the diluted solution for 2 to 3 times a day for 30 minutes each time. Or you can use 5% salt water to bath the sick turtle twice a day for 15 minutes each time.

However, it should be noted that before using this method, the sick turtle should drink enough water to prevent the sick turtle from drinking the liquid medicine or salt water into the abdomen.

Method 3: Use a soft-bristled toothbrush dipped in 5% povidone-iodine solution to gently brush off the water mold on the diseased turtle. Generally, the diseased turtle can be completely removed after brushing 1 to 2 times. Water mold on the body, and slowly heal the sick turtle. If the sick turtle is smaller or has less water mold, a cotton swab can be used instead of a toothbrush to remove it.

Method 4: If the turtle’s water mold is serious, the pet owner can use a soft-bristled toothbrush to wash off the water mold of the diseased turtle, then rinse the affected area with normal saline, and then use a soft-bristled toothbrush to wash off the water mold of the diseased turtle. Dakening ointment was applied to the affected area, and the diseased turtle was dry-raised. During the dry raising period, the sick turtles were given 3 baths in the morning, noon and evening for 20 minutes each time.

Precautions during treatment

1. During the dry maintenance of the diseased turtle, Routine bathing needs to be cleaned of medicines on it before putting it in the water bath.

2. Care should be taken to keep the temperature consistent during the process of drying the sick turtle and bathing the sick turtle. If the room temperature is low, you can use the back light to operate.

3. Containers used by sick turtles should be disinfected with potassium permanganate or povidone-iodine solution before continuing to use.

4. Temperature is very important for the treatment of sick turtles suffering from saprolegnia. Try to keep the temperature of the sick turtle’s recuperation environment at 28~32°C. In such a recuperation environment, the sick turtles recover faster. quick.

Third, prevention of tortoise saprolegnia

1. Daily feeding of turtles In the process of breeding, pay attention to let the turtle properly bask in the sun every day, which can play a role in inhibiting the growth of water mold, so as to achieve a certain preventive effect.

2. After feeding the turtles, pay attention to clean up the food residues in the tank in time, especially in summer, the food residues in the water can easily lead to the deterioration of the water quality.

3. It is usually necessary to change the water regularly according to the water quality of the pool.

4. If the turtle is found to be sick, isolate and treat the sick turtle in time.

In addition, when feeding turtles with nutritional drugs, such as electrolytic multidimensional, these drugs contain a certain amount of sugar, and sugar attached to tortoise shells can easily cause turtle saprolegnia. Therefore, nutritional drugs are fed to turtles every time. Between the period after the drug, consider changing the water.

Warm reminder: Some pet owners may mistake the turtle saprolegnia for turtle molting. It is recommended that pet owners watch our previous sharing to compare the two Distinguish and treat tortoise saprolegnia in a timely manner to prevent disease aggravation of the diseased turtle and cause greater harm to the diseased turtle.

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