The interval between small turtles shedding their shells is not fixed, which is mainly related to its growth rate. Generally, it will shed about twice a year. When the tortoise is shelling, try not to disturb it, but also pay attention to maintaining environmental hygiene, clean up its shell. At ordinary times, we should pay attention to feeding, and supplement calcium in the bait, so that it can recover as soon as possible.
1, do not love activities: turtles in the molting period, will become inactive. However, this is not easy to observe, because many species of turtles themselves are not active, and turtles may become inactive due to illness and other conditions. So it is not enough to rely on this point alone, but also to observe other situations.
2. Turtle shell fragments: Since it is molting, there must be turtle shell fragments on or around the turtle. It looks like a layer of film, and it is very thin. After discovering this phenomenon, it is proved that the tortoise is shelling, and the debris should be cleaned up at this time.
3, loss of appetite: When the turtle molts, appetite will be affected, to the feeding time, it will be found not to eat. As long as the tortoise is healthy and not a female that is about to lay eggs, then not eating indicates that it is about to molt.
