I. Treatment of turtle gastroenteritis
During the treatment of turtle gastroenteritis, pay attention to Stop feeding the turtles. Some novice turtle owners worry that the turtles will starve to death if they don’t eat for a few days, so the sick turtles can’t wait to feed the sick turtles after their condition improves a little. This often leads to the recurrence of gastroenteritis. In fact, there is no problem with the turtle not eating for a few days. If you are really worried that the turtle will be hungry, you can feed it an appropriate amount of astragalus polysaccharide solution and electrolytic multidimensional nutrient solution.
The treatment of tortoise enteritis can be divided into three stages, namely, antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal conditioning and appetizers. The specific treatment methods are as follows:
1. The first thing to do is to help the sick turtle to stop diarrhea. There are many kinds of treatment drugs that can be used, including: gentamicin, penicillin, oxytetracycline, berberine , Houttuynia cordata and other drugs, but no matter what kind of drug you are feeding, you must pay attention to controlling the dosage, and match the appropriate dosage strictly according to the weight of the sick turtle.
2. After the sick turtle stops diarrhea, the next step is to help it regulate its stomach. The commonly used drugs to regulate the stomach of turtles are Mummy Love, Synbiotics probiotics, etc., all of which can play a very good role. Gastrointestinal regulation, you can choose one of the soaked water to dilute it and give it to the sick turtle to help the sick turtle recover its digestive function.
3. After the sick turtle recovers its appetite and digestive function, you can try to feed it. However, when the turtle’s gastroenteritis is more cured, it should be fed with digestible food, which can be fed to it Soft soaked turtle food. Be careful not to feed the tortoise with indigestible food to avoid recurrence of gastroenteritis.
Second, prevention of turtle gastroenteritis
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1. Frequent replacement of water for breeding: pet owners need to regularly change the water in the turtle tank. At the same time, it is usually necessary to pay attention to observe the water quality. Once it is found to be turbid or dirty, replace it in time. In addition, after each feeding, pay attention to observe whether there is any food residue in the pool. If there is, it needs to be removed in time to prevent water pollution. However, it is recommended that pet owners change the water after feeding the turtle to ensure the water quality. clean.
2. Regularly disinfect the turtle tank: Before putting the turtle in the turtle tank, the pet should first clean and disinfect the turtle tank, and then disinfect it every once in a while. You can use povidone iodine to scrub the inside and outside of the turtle tank Disinfect.
3. Reasonable feeding: Strictly select the feed suitable for the tortoise to ensure that the food eaten by the tortoise is nutritious and safe. Strictly avoid feeding spoiled food.
4. Pay attention to adjusting the feeding frequency and feeding amount: The feeding frequency and feeding amount should be appropriately increased or decreased according to the changes of season, temperature and time.
5. Stop feeding during low temperature periods and when the temperature difference is large. When the temperature is low, the digestive function of the turtle will be reduced, and feeding should be suspended at this time. In addition, one week before the tortoise hibernates, it is also necessary to stop feeding.
This is the end of our introduction. Did the above sharing help you? In any case, I hope pet owners usually pay more attention to preventing the common disease of gastroenteritis for tortoises, and try to avoid tortoises from getting sick.
