with salt water? It's better not to disinfect tortoises with salt water. The tortoise's body cannot metabolize salt, so if it drinks salt water by mistake during the disinfection process, it will cause its body to swell and may even die. In order to ensure the health of turtles, it is best to use potassium permanganate or povidone iodine for disinfection, the effect of both is very good, but pay attention to the concentration, in order to avoid side effects, usually can also be more exposed to the sun, the same effect of sterilization.
the tortoise 1. Disinfection time: The tortoise does not need to be disinfected frequently. Usually, it only needs to be disinfected once when it is just bought home. In addition, it also needs to be disinfected when it is sick. Because turtles may contain salmonella, it is safer to disinfect them when they are first bought, and to treat them when they are sick.
2. Choice of drugs: The drugs used for disinfection have been mentioned above, namely potassium permanganate and povidone iodine. For novices, potassium permanganate is often recommended, but the dosage is very particular, so it is more appropriate to use povidone iodine, the concentration can be controlled at about 5%.
3. Daily disinfection: As the tortoise is soaked in water for a long time, it is easy to breed bacteria, so we should also pay attention to sterilization at ordinary times. But do not need to use drugs to sterilize, as long as the sun every day, but the sun should not be too long, so as not to dehydrate it.
