The appetite of the tortoise will be affected by the temperature. Not only will the low temperature cause it not to eat, but it will also be unable to eat if the temperature is too high in summer. Therefore, in this case, it is necessary to cool down properly, usually put it in a cool place, do not put ice cubes in the water, this cooling will cause harm to its body.
In summer, the temperature is higher, and the food is also very easy to spoil. If the food goes bad, it often has some unpleasant smell. This kind of thing is not eaten by turtles, and they must be fed with fresh feed. Generally, you can choose turtle food, and you can feed fresh fish and shrimp with a little taste, but don't feed too much.
The tortoise will also suffer from some diseases in summer. The most common one is heatstroke. No matter what kind of disease it has, it will affect its appetite and cause it to be unable to eat anything. In view of this situation, it is necessary to give it an immediate examination to see what the disease is, and then prescribe the right medicine for treatment, after the cure will eat.
If you just bought a turtle, because the living environment has changed, it will also cause it not to eat for a short time, but usually a few days will recover. Generally, do not feed it within three days after buying it, and then try to feed it to see if it eats or not, if it does not eat, it may be for other reasons.
