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Why can crocodile tortoise rot skin, how to treat

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Snapping turtles are injured: Conflicts between individuals of snapping turtles can cause damage to their epidermis and the appearance of rotten skin. At this time, some of the snapping turtles need to be removed and treated by smearing yellow powder on the body surface of the injured snapping turtles. The water quality is too poor: at this time, it is necessary to replace the water quality in the turtle jar and sterilize the turtle jar. The temperature changes too much: At this time, we need to add a heating rod in the water, slowly increase the temperature in the turtle tank, and adjust it to 25 C, which is the most suitable for their survival.
Why can crocodile tortoise rot skin, how to treat

One, crocodile tortoise is injured

1, reason: Crocodile tortoise temperament is fiercer, when raise density is too big, their vivosphere can be insufficient. At this time, they will bite each other, causing some of the snapping turtles to be injured and have rotten skin.

2. Treatment method: First, fish out some of the snapping turtles in the turtle tank and reduce the feeding density so that they will not bite each other. Then the injured snapping turtle is fished out and the wound is sterilized and disinfected with yellow powder.

2. Poor

water quality 1. Reason: When the water quality in the turtle tank is too poor, the harmful bacteria in the turtle tank will multiply in large numbers. When they reproduce to a certain number, they will infect the snapping turtle, causing the body surface of the snapping turtle to rot. And

2, the treatment method comprises the following steps of: firstly, pouring out the water in the tortoise jar, soaking the tortoise jar in coarse salt, and sterilizing and disinfecting the tortoise jar. Then take out a quarter of the water in the turtle tank, and pour the water with the same quality as the original water into it, and then pour the adjusted water into it.

3. Excessive

temperature change 1. Reason: Snapping turtles are poikilothermic animals. When the temperature in the turtle tank changes too much, their body resistance will also decrease. At this time, they are particularly vulnerable to bacterial infection.

2. Treatment method: Put a thermometer and a heating rod into the water. Turn on the heating rod and slowly adjust the water temperature in the tank until it reaches about 25 ℃. This temperature helps the snapping turtle to recover.

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