1. How to treat the tortoise rot
1. For mild Nail rot disease
Nail rot disease is a relatively common and difficult disease of turtles. If it can be detected and treated early, it can be easily cured. In the early stage of nail rot disease, when the disease is mild, pay attention to keeping the water quality of the breeding water good, and set up a drying platform in the breeding container, and ensure that the drying platform is exposed to sunlight, so that the sick turtles can climb on the drying platform to bask in the sun. The sun shines on the turtle’s carapace, which helps to improve the calcium of the tortoise’s carapace and makes its carapace stronger. In the long run, the rotten carapace of the sick turtle will slowly heal naturally. If the sick tortoise has mild rot, you can dry the sick turtle and apply some common topical anti-inflammatory ointments to the affected area. After that, the sick turtle can usually recover on its own.
If there are floating dead nails or scum on the affected area of the turtle, you need to use a toothpick or blade to remove the floating dead nails and scum, and then use 5% povidone-iodine The solution disinfects the affected area, and then applies erythromycin eye ointment or chlortetracycline eye ointment.
The feeding method during the treatment period: dry the sick turtle for two weeks, soak the sick turtle in water 2~3 times a day, but after each time the turtle leaves the water, pay attention to dry its body in time. Then wash and disinfect the affected area with 5% povidone-iodine solution, and then apply erythromycin eye ointment or chlortetracycline eye ointment to the affected area.
2. For moderate and severe nail rot disease
A large number of small needles or eyes appear on the carapace or plastron of the diseased turtle Holes, some carapaces appear soft or eroded, and the affected area emits a strong rancid or fishy odor, indicating that the turtle’s carapace is already very serious. In this case, the sick turtles are given oral drugs or antibiotics for treatment, and the treatment course is generally 7 to 10 days.
The above is our introduction to the treatment method for the tortoise rot disease of the money turtle. I hope your love turtle will recover soon. Finally, it is recommended that pet owners usually pay attention to keeping the water quality of turtle breeding water good, and prevent turtles from being injured, so as to prevent and help turtles and turtles to prevent rot disease.
