Brazilian turtle sheds its shell, why does the shell of a Brazilian turtle shed its skin

1 year! (Turtle Cub).

The big turtle has to be 1 and a half years.

1.Molting: refers to the process of the old epidermis falling off and the new ** growth appears, usually representing the growth of the turtle.

Visible to the naked eye, it looks like a white (or light cream yellow) translucent yarn, and has the texture of the original **, some are covered on the **, some are floating in the water, and some are rolled into a ball and hung on the new **. Gently rub it with a cotton swab to wipe off the old skin to reveal the new skin, or pick it up with tweezers to easily tear it off. When the turtle is molting, you don't need your help, let it shed slowly.

I help tear it and hurt the skin of the newborn a little bit.

2. Rotten skin: due to a variety of reasons, the turtle's **white, erosive, sticky, rotten, and severe cracking, revealing bright red subcutaneous tissue, bleeding. **The erosion on the surface cannot be wiped off with a cotton swab.

May 3 mold: put the turtle in the water, the naked eye can see that the turtle has flocculent, cobweb-like, and fluffy things (fluffy is more common), as if planted on the **, it feels slippery and can not be wiped off with a cotton swab.

The molting of the Brazilian turtle may have rotting disease.

Molting is normal and is a sign of the growth of a baby turtle. The turtle sheds its skin like a snake, but it does not shed all at once.

However, it is necessary to distinguish whether it is normal molting or nail rot.

Molting is the process of aging, shedding, and showing new armor on each shield armor of the turtle, which usually indicates that the turtle is growing. When molting, the edge of each shield begins to change color, layer, and fall off. The most obvious and exaggerated molting phenomenon is the Brazilian tortoise. ­

Nail rot. **: The carapace is damaged or crushed, allowing germs to invade the tortoiseshell, causing the carapace to ulcerate.

Symptoms: The dorsal or ventral carapace of the turtle initially appears white spots, which slowly form red spots, and blood oozes out when pressed hard, and there is a rancid smell. In severe cases, the surface of the carapace will ulcerate into holes, and the armpits and crotch will bulge. Sick turtles stop eating and move less, and there is a phenomenon of head shrinkage.

The methods of nail rot and rot skin disease** are as follows:

1. Go to the pharmacy to buy chlortetracycline eye ointment and Yunnan Baiyao spray together.

2. It is recommended that semi-dry and semi-dry cultivation is to soak in water 3 times a day for about 15 minutes each time.

3. The breeding box must be covered and covered, leaving a small slit for ventilation, which can play a role in heat preservation. If you don't add a warming stick, soak in the water for 15 minutes and it will almost be cold.

4. Take out the turtle and dry it in the breeding box. Wait for the next soak, pay attention to the water temperature, and be careful that the turtle has a cold.

5. Chlortetracycline can be waterproof and anti-inflammatory before soaking in water, and soak in water for 20 minutes.

6. Wipe the turtle dry and take it out, spray Yunnan Baiyao, and don't use the tap water directly to raise the turtle. There is chlorine in the water, which can damage the turtle's eyes**.

7. Connect the tap water and put it for more than 1 day to ensure that the water temperature when soaking is warm to the touch.

8. Soak for 20 minutes and then take it out and let it dry. Remember that when soaking in water, the terrarium should be covered, insulated, and permeable to the air, otherwise the turtle will hold it.

<> Brazilian turtle shedding its shells is a normal physiological phenomenon, indicating that it is about to grow up. When the turtle grows to a certain extent, the tortoise shell restricts its development, at which point it will change its armor, usually over a period of days or months. During its armor removal, it is necessary to clean up the fallen scales in time, and at the same time, pay attention to water change and keep the environment clean and hygienic.

In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to supplementing nutrition, so that the turtle can develop better, and try not to interfere with it.

It is normal for turtles to shed their shells.

When it grows to a certain extent, its own armor is not enough to accommodate its own volume, so it needs to remove the old scales to reveal the larger and newer scales that have basically grown inside.

The shelling time can range from a few days to 1 to 3 months. If you feed it well, it will fade quickly. The higher the temperature, the faster the growth. However, most turtles shed their shells due to trauma or lack of water.

Brazilian turtles will lose their skin and lose their nails in the process of growing up, which is a normal metabolic phenomenon.

In the process of fading the Brazilian tortoise, do not artificially remove the carapace to be removed, it is easy to cause infection, resulting in the occurrence of rotting nails, and the process of fading is natural.

Brazilian tortoise: Brazilian red-eared hypobase tortoise. Turtle family, sliding turtle genus.

The Brazilian red-eared turtle is not native to Brazil, but from the Mississippi River and Rio Grande River basins in North America. Due to the plundering of a large number of similar survival resources, it is listed as one of the most dangerous invasive species in the world, and must not be released.