tortoise pneumonia is contagious.This is a disease with high incidence in spring and autumn, mainly caused by temperature changes.After the disease, it will leave nasal mucus, while breathing will become thick, and some white mucus can be seen around the mouth.If you put a sick turtle in the water, it will float on its side.In addition, if tortoises are sick, they will become fond of drinking water, and the amount of drinking water is very large.
1, isolation feeding: After the turtle suffers from pneumonia, first of all, it should be isolated feeding, in order to prevent it from infecting healthy turtles.It should be noted that this disease is not a problem of water quality, so it does not need dry maintenance, and finally put it in shallow water, usually basking in the sun, which is very helpful for its recovery.
2. Drug treatment: In the early stage of the disease of the tortoise, virus spirit and vitamin C can be used for feeding. According to the weight of the tortoise, 0.2 gram of virus spirit and 0.1 gram of vitamin C should be used for every 500 grams.If the condition has been more serious, it needs to be treated with antibiotics, which can be injected with gentamicin.
3. Daily prevention: This disease is mainly caused by too much temperature change, so in daily prevention, attention should be paid to temperature control.Usually the temperature should be kept at about 20 C. Heating rods can be placed in the turtle tank, which can effectively keep warm.
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