Snapping turtles can't use salt in their water because they are freshwater turtles and live mainly in some rivers or lakes in North America. Putting salt in the water used to raise snapping turtles can put a great burden on their kidneys, and if too much salt is put in, it can also cause edema. So you can't put salt when you raise snapping turtles. If the snapping turtle is sick and needs to be soaked in salt water, it is better for the breeder to choose coarse salt or sea salt, and the soaking time should be controlled within 10 minutes.
1. Can snapping turtles put salt
in their water? Snapping turtles can't put salt in their water because they are freshwater turtles, native to some rivers in North America, and also distributed in rivers or lakes in other areas. Snapping turtles do not have a strong ability to metabolize salt. If they are raised in salt water, their kidneys will be dysfunctional and there may be systemic edema. Therefore, salt should not be used when raising snapping turtles at ordinary times.
Although snapping turtles can not be raised in salt water, they can also be sterilized with salt water when they are sick, but they can not use salt, because salt contains a lot of iodine, which will affect their body, so breeders need to use sea salt or coarse salt. If the snapping turtle wants to soak in salt water, the keeper needs to control the time, not more than 10 minutes, because the time will affect their health.
Although snapping turtles do not have high requirements for water quality, they can easily pollute the water quality. If breeders want to maintain clean and refreshing water quality, they must first reduce the breeding density. After the density is reduced, the deterioration of water quality will be slower. The second is to change the water regularly, preferably twice a week. Snapping turtles have more metabolites, so it is better for breeders to fish out food residues and feces after each feeding. Finally, the circulating filtration system is installed, but it does not need to be left on for a long time, just a few hours a day.
