Treatment of tortoise cold
Treatment of tortoise cold depends on the severity of the disease The specific treatment methods are as follows:
I. Mild cold
If the cold symptoms of the turtle are relatively mild, the pet owner can first isolate the sick turtle, see He was transferred to a rearing environment with the right temperature for recuperation. During the treatment of turtle cold disease, it is necessary to keep the temperature of the turtle’s breeding environment at about 30~32℃ during the day, and keep the temperature of the breeding environment at about 28~30℃ at night, and pay attention to ventilation measures to keep the air in the breeding environment at all times. In a circulating state, keep the breeding environment clean and so on. Then properly supplement the sick turtle with some electrolytes and vitamins. You can also add an appropriate amount of glucose to the turtle’s water to enhance the immunity and resistance of the turtle. At the same time, the turtle can bask in the sun properly, which can effectively solve the turtle’s mild cold problem.
Second, moderate cold
If the tortoise has severe cold symptoms and a runny nose Other symptoms, you need to give it appropriate treatment with related drugs, keep the temperature in the breeding environment of the sick turtle at about 30 ° C throughout the day, and maintain good ventilation conditions. Put an appropriate amount of oxytetracycline in warm water every day, and soak the turtle in it for about half an hour. At the same time, you can properly supplement the sick turtle with some vitamins and let it get more sunlight. In addition, if the turtle has a runny nose during the period, you can use a cotton swab to help and get rid of the snot.
Three. Severe cold
If the tortoise has a serious cold, you can feed it with amoxicillin for treatment, and feed it 3 times a week for two consecutive courses of treatment . During the treatment time, keep the temperature of the breeding environment of the sick turtle between 30 and 32 °C, and add an appropriate amount of electrolytes to the sick turtle in warm water every day to rehydrate the sick turtle. Pay attention to observe whether the symptoms of the sick turtle have improved after a week of treatment. If there is no improvement, you need to take it to the pet hospital for treatment in time.
