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Yellow head side neck tortoise does not eat a thing what reason be, how to treat

Jesse Pinkman
Veterinary medical practitioner
Yellow-headed side-neck turtles do not eat, probably because the food is too single, resulting in reduced appetite. At this time, it is necessary to adjust the types of food in time and feed it a variety of food. It may also be because it is sick, at this time to determine what it is sick in time, and treatment. It may also be because the water temperature is too low, at this time, the water temperature needs to be raised to more than 20 degrees. In addition, hatchlings who have just arrived in a new environment may not eat. At this time, it should be maintained slowly, and it will eat when it adapts to the environment.
Yellow head side neck tortoise does not eat a thing what reason be, how to treat

1. what is the reason why the yellow-headed side-necked turtle does not eat

1. The food is too single: The yellow-headed side-necked turtle is an omnivorous animal, and they can eat more kinds of food. When feeding, only one or two kinds of food, and only this for a long time, will cause them to be not interested in food, so they do not like to eat.

2. Illness: During the breeding of yellow-headed side-necked turtles, some diseases such as gastroenteritis can also cause their loss of appetite and dislike to eat.

3. Environment inadaptability: Newly purchased yellow-headed side-necked turtles are not adapted to the new growth environment, and it is normal for them not to eat for 3-5 days.

4. Too low water temperature: When breeding yellow-headed side-necked turtles, too low water temperature will also reduce their appetite, causing them not to eat. You can see if the water temperature is too low.

2. how to treat yellow-headed side-neck turtles without eating

1. Regulate the types of food: When breeding yellow-headed side-neck turtles, we should pay attention to the diversification of food, the organic combination of animal food and plant food, avoid too single food, and find some food they are interested in to feed alternately.

2. Treatment of diseases: If the yellow-headed side-necked tortoise does not eat due to illness, it is necessary to find out the cause and treat it in time. The most common disease that causes loss of appetite is gastroenteritis, which can be seen from their feces, find the cause, and buy special drugs in time for treatment.

3. Suitable environment: If the yellow-headed side-necked turtle does not like to eat due to inadaptability to the environment, do not worry at this time. Do not feed it first. Maintain a suitable environment. After 3-5 days, they adapt to the surrounding environment and will naturally eat.

4. Raise the temperature: Check the water temperature in advance. If the temperature is lower than 20 degrees, it means that the turtle does not like to eat because of the low water temperature. Need to turn up the water temperature to at least 20 degrees. If it is in winter, they can naturally enter hibernation without raising the water temperature.

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