I. What are the differences between tortoise peeling and rotten skin
To have a deep understanding The difference between tortoise peeling and rotten skin, we must first understand the concept and symptoms of turtle peeling and rotten skin.
The concept of tortoise peeling: pet water turtles will continue to generate new skins and take off old skins during the normal growth process. Turtle skin rot: The skin of pet water turtles is easily invaded by pathogenic bacteria such as Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas, Achromobacter, etc. due to poor water quality, which causes the skin to fester and cause skin rot.
In addition, turtle peeling symptoms generally have two forms of shedding: one is the form of rapid skin shedding, which is common in Brazilian turtles and other species. When the turtle’s skin is shedding, it can be seen by the naked eye that the shedding skin of the turtle is white and translucent with the texture of the original skin; the other is a waxy form, which is often seen on species such as tortoises. .
The turtle skin rot is often manifested as the following symptoms: part of the turtle’s skin is pale, ulcerated or even oozing blood, tissue necrosis, and swelling at the edge of the rot skin. Severe tiger skin disease can lead to the death of sick turtles.
From the above explanation, we can know that the tortoise rot skin and peeling only have the following differences: the turtle rot skin is not flaky, it is in a festering state, and it does not appear in a way that has fallen off; while peeling is flaky, The texture is relatively firm and translucent.
Two, the treatment of tortoise skin rot
Because peeling is a normal physiological manifestation of turtles, there is no need to intervene in this condition. However, if it is found that the turtle has rot skin and has rot skin disease, corresponding measures should be taken to treat it. The symptoms of tortoise skin rot are mostly caused by trauma and contamination of the trauma, which mostly occurs in the joints of turtles. The specific treatment methods are as follows: dry the sick turtle, and then use penicillin ointment or other anti-inflammatory drugs to apply penicillin ointment or other anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce inflammation. Continuous use of anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce inflammation can cure sick turtles.
The above content is our introduction to the difference and treatment methods of tortoise peeling and rotten skin. Finally, remind pet owners: rot skin disease can seriously endanger the health of tortoises. If you find rot skin on tortoises, you must pay attention and give them timely treatment.
