1. Reasons for tortoise diarrhea
Turtle diarrhea includes acute diarrhea and chronic diarrhea. In this case, acute diarrhea usually occurs suddenly, and sick turtles are often accompanied by vomiting symptoms. Some sick turtles may recover by themselves after a short period of diarrhea, but some sick turtles die suddenly after having diarrhea symptoms. Chronic diarrhea, on the other hand, usually lasts for a long time, and chronic diarrhea usually leads to dehydration and severe consequences such as electrolyte imbalance.
Turtle diarrhea may be caused by abnormalities in the small intestine or in the large intestine. Usually due to diarrhea symptoms caused by the small intestine, the feces of sick turtles usually show semi-digested or completely undigested food or something with a white fat-like substance. If the turtle’s excrement contains blood or more sticky secretions, it is generally caused by large intestine problems.
The common causes of tortoise diarrhea are as follows:
1. Diarrhea caused by parasitic infection: such as roundworm or protozoa infection in the tortoise’s body.
2. Diarrhea caused by gastroenteritis: If the tortoise suffers from bacterial gastroenteritis or enteritis due to viral or fungal infection, the above conditions can lead to tortoise diarrhea.
3. Diarrhea caused by improper medication or improper feeding method: some of the drugs the pet owner takes to the tortoise may irritate its stomach or cause an imbalance in its body and cause diarrhea; in addition, the pet owner may cause diarrhea. If you feed the turtle some indigestible food or change the diet suddenly, it may also cause the turtle to have diarrhea.
4. Diarrhea caused by excessive temperature difference: Excessive temperature difference is a common cause of diarrhea in turtles. It is recommended that pet owners pay more attention to weather prevention, take measures to increase or cool down turtles in time, and maintain breeding. The turtle’s environment is constant temperature. During the change of seasons, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large. During this period, pets pay more attention to temperature changes.
5. Finally, tortoises may also cause diarrhea if they eat too much meat at one time, so it is very important to feed tortoises reasonably.
Warm reminder: When pet owners encounter diarrhea symptoms in tortoises, don’t panic, and don’t arbitrarily give tortoises drugs according to online methods, let alone Feel free to give your turtle antibiotics. The cause of turtle diarrhea should be analyzed according to the actual situation, and then the most appropriate solution should be adopted according to the specific cause.
