1. What should I do if the turtle shell softens The softening of the turtle shell indicates that it is calcium deficient, so it needs to be supplemented with calcium, and it needs more sunshine at ordinary times. In the daily feeding process, calcium can be supplemented by feeding fish and shrimp, and calcium powder can also be mixed into food. Light can promote the synthesis of vitamin D3, which also helps the absorption of calcium. It should be noted that calcium supplementation is a long-term process, so it should not be too successful, so as not to cause it to be picky eaters.
2. How to prevent tortoise soft nail disease1. Adjust feed: Soft nail disease is generally caused by nutritional deficiency, so we must pay attention to feed adjustment for this disease, so that it can recover. Usually to feed more fish and shrimp, especially shrimp, calcium content is relatively high, and turtles also like to eat.
2, strengthen light: In addition to calcium deficiency, the low content of vitamin D in the body will also cause tortoise to suffer from soft nail disease, which is due to its poor absorption capacity of calcium, so it has not been supplemented. Usually, it should be exposed to the sun every day, which can promote the synthesis of vitamins and help the absorption of calcium.
3. Regularly supplement calcium: In addition to supplementing calcium through food, you can also feed some special calcium supplements, such as cuttlefish bone meal, which not only contains high calcium content, but also is cheap and has no side effects, and has a very good effect on treating and preventing soft nail disease.
