The reason why the tortoise floats in water
1. The tortoise has pneumonia
Turtle floating is one of the common symptoms of turtle pneumonia. If the turtle is found floating, you can check whether the turtle has pneumonia. But the tortoise floating in water does not mean that it is caused by tortoise pneumonia. The reason why the turtle’s pneumonia has floating water symptoms mainly includes the following two situations: after the turtle has pneumonia, the alveoli in its lungs are damaged to form bullae, which cause the over-expansion of the sick turtle’s lungs and lead to floating water, which usually causes the diseased turtle. Floating sideways; another situation is that the air sacs of the sick turtle fail, causing the sick turtle to levitate.
When judging whether the turtle’s floating water is caused by pneumonia, it can be combined with the common symptoms of turtle pneumonia. If the tortoise has symptoms such as stretched neck, mouth breathing and heavy breathing at the same time as the symptoms of floating water, it can be judged that the tortoise is caused by pneumonia, and it needs to be treated for pneumonia in time.
Second, tortoises get gastroenteritis
When tortoises suffer from gastroenteritis, there may also be floating water phenomenon. For example, tortoise intestinal obstruction, this cause of turtle floating is mainly caused by the blockage caused by the disorder of electrolytes in the turtle body, which causes the stomach to inflate and the density of the turtle body decreases.
In addition, the forms of turtle floating caused by this cause are all kinds of strange, and the form of turtle floating will vary according to the different inflated parts. For example, sick turtles may appear tail floating, head floating, and sideways floating. As mentioned above, turtle floating is not necessarily caused by turtle pneumonia, and similarly, turtle floating is not necessarily caused by turtle gastroenteritis. When a tortoise suffers from gastroenteritis, symptoms such as vomiting, drooling, mucus in the anus, and peculiar smell from the mouth and nose usually appear. disease.
Third, turtle malnutrition
No matter whether the turtle is malnourished due to illness or the owner’s feeding Malnutrition caused by improper feeding methods, once the turtle is malnourished, its abdominal cavity will become relatively hollow, the density of the body will decrease, and then the phenomenon of floating water will appear. Floating turtles are only a mild symptom of their malnutrition. If the turtle’s malnutrition is not dealt with in time, complications such as rot skin, shell rot, and white eyes may occur after the turtle. Therefore, pet owners should pay attention to feeding the turtles reasonably and ensure that the turtles have sufficient and balanced nutrition.
Fourth, the hobbies of a turtle
Individual turtles may also have some special hobbies, such as some turtles are very active and like Floating water, if this is the case, it is necessary to judge according to the pet owner’s understanding and companionship of the turtle itself.
This is the end of our introduction to the reasons for tortoise floating. Don’t panic if you find the turtle floating, observe the turtle carefully, find out the cause of its floating, and then take appropriate countermeasures according to the cause.
