Is the turtle rotting its armor? Why do turtles rot their nails?

If you have nail rot, you can use chlortetracycline eye ointment, but it is better to use Yunnan Baiyao. Nail rot must be dried and raised, not water, otherwise it will not be better. When raising the turtle dry, you can wrap it in a damp cloth to prevent it from dying from drought, and clean the damp cloth and feeding container frequently.

My turtles have also had nail rot and I wash the damp cloth and tank every day. Nail rot ** is very slow, and my turtle is completely cured in about three months.

Nail rot: **: When the carapace is damaged, bacteria invade the wound and cause the carapace to rot.

Symptoms: The superficial carapace is decaying, or burrows or even visible muscles, does not like to eat food and rarely moves.

Prevention and control methods: soak the diseased turtle with 40ppm potassium permanganate solution for 15 minutes, and then gently apply a trace amount of potassium permanganate crystal powder to the lesion of the diseased turtle.

1.In the early stage of the disease, the symptoms are gray spots on the tortoise shell, and then slowly turn into flesh-colored or red lumps, if not timed**, the affected area will be infected and slowly ulcerated with a peculiar odor, and finally life-threatening. If the wound is not infected or worsened, it can be wiped repeatedly with iodine tincture or 1%-2% hydrogen peroxide, and then applied chlortetracycline ointment (anti-inflammatory) or Yunnan Baiyao (hemostasis), or Baiduobang ointment can be used.

Once every two days for one to two weeks. If the wound is infected or worsened, the outer skin of the affected area must be picked with a sterilized knife, and the blood or pus must be squeezed out before following the above method**, and the wound must be bandaged with gauze according to the condition of the wound. Once every three to four days for one to two months.

**During the period, it is not advisable to bathe or soak in water to keep the wound dry.

2.In the middle stage of the disease, the symptoms are the separation or upheaving of the epidermis of the affected area of the outer nail, and the patient is immobile or refuses to eat. The first step is to wipe a small amount of furazolidone dry powder or fill it with a straw and take amoxicillin tablets (20 mg kg) or metronidazole tablets (40 mg kg) on the affected area if it does not work, and at the same time supplement nutrients such as electrolyte mixture and special vitamins.

Method of administration: Find a very small container to dissolve the tablets in warm water, then find a straw for oral liquid, suck some (the amount of medicine is controlled according to the size of the turtle), use the tongue against one end of the straw, and insert the other end into the back of the tongue in the turtle's mouth (erect the turtle) to avoid the liquid from flowing into the trachea. If you open your tongue, the liquid will naturally flow in, or blow it gently.

This method, whether it is administering medicine or supplementing the turtle with various nutrients, will be more direct and effective than the effect of medicated baths and applying drugs and nutrients to food. But the only drawback is that it is not easy to open its mouth, and it can be used with a small non-metallic stick such as a plastic ear plucker or toothpick.

In the late stage of the disease, the symptoms are that the affected area has decomposed and even penetrated the tortoise shell, and the eyes are closed and the food is stopped, and in severe cases, death. After the second step, chlortetracycline is injected at a rate of 200,000 IU per kilogram of turtle body weight.

Note: Please refer to the first step for the method of trauma to the head, neck and limbs. Please use potassium permanganate with caution for trauma and nail rottenness, as improper dilution is easy to corrode the outer armor. Early detection and early **, stagnation caused the death of turtles.

Don't be in a hurry, before applying erythromycin, it is recommended that you first reduce inflammation, otherwise the ointment is easy to carry dirty.

The specific operation method is to wipe it with iodophor to help him reduce inflammation, and then apply erythromycin ointment.

About 4 times a day.

Dry maintenance for half a day, generally speaking, it can get better in 2 weeks, be patient.

Is your water clean? If it is not clean, it is necessary to change the water frequently, and if it is clean, it is recommended to go to the pet hospital to see

Turtle carrion**:

Rotting armor, simply put, is when the carapace of a tortoise becomes inactive and decays. In most cases, tortoises do not carrion in the first place, but are infected with crustacea due to the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms. After the carapace infection is severe, it can be seen that the carapace and dorsal carapace of the tortoise are no longer attached to the naked eye and become inactive, and at the same time, the carapace is rotten and accompanied by a foul smell, which is carapace.

Although most people confuse carapace infection with carapace rotting, the reality is that carapace infection does not necessarily progress to rotting armor if handled properly. However, most of the carrion shells are caused by the aggravation of carapace infections that have not been treated in time. The methods of the two are also different.

Crushing, falls, bites, and harsh feeding environments are all causes of tortoise rot.

Due to the development of online shopping, most people now buy turtles online. In this way, the turtle will have to go through long-distance transportation when it comes to us. If during transportation, the merchant is not properly packaged, or the courier is violent, the turtle is very likely to fall or be crushed, which will eventually lead to tortoise rot.

In the process of our daily feeding, it often happens that the environment of the turtle tank is improperly set, resulting in the turtle breaking from prison and falling into injury. Or the water quality is poor, which leads to bacterial infection of turtles and tortoises, and eventually causes tortoise carapace.

The turtle is a long-lived animal, and it is also very convenient to raise it daily, and regular water changes and feeding can make the turtle grow healthily. As the turtle grows older, the pattern on the shell will change, and the carapace will also fall off regularly. However, if the tortoise shell piece is not only falling off, but also exposing the flesh and slag, it is necessary to pay attention to nail rot.

If it's serious, the turtle will die.

If the turtle has some floating dead nails on the surface and some dross-like material under the dead nails, then a new cuticle usually forms under the slag-like object. Use a toothpick to gently pick out dead nails and scum-like objects and apply some povidone-iodine cream after cleaning and disinfecting. If the carapace is moderately or heavily rotten, the tortoiseshell usually has a large number of small pinholes or rotten punctures, and it also emits a severe foul odor.

This indicates that the carapace of the turtle is already severe. Often, only topical and oral medications are used to ** the disease, which can only be suppressed, not fundamentally**, and is usually reversed and difficult to recover. It is better to go to a regular hospital** to help, which is safe and reliable.

If you don't do it, you'll die. But it can**. Use a blade to dig out a layer of carapace in the lesion area until no decay is visible.

The excavated area is then cleaned with hydrogen peroxide or potassium permanganate water, and the potassium permanganate powder is poured directly onto the wound. Dry for a few hours a day and seal the wound with erythromycin eye ointment before entering the water. Remember to disinfect frequently with potassium permanganate or hydrogen peroxide.

If you touch the nail piece smoothly with your fingernails and press it down in a soft place, if there is water or rotten flesh (wooden scum or the like), it is rotten or rotten, if you are unsure, put your hand in front of your nose and smell it to see if you smell a bad smell.

After a turtle suffers from nail rot, it usually needs to be dried for half a month before it can be raised in the water before it can be raised again. It is best to wait for the wound to scab over and harden. Before dry breeding, it is necessary to ** rot nail disease.

First, the rotten dead nails are removed, then washed and disinfected, and erythromycin ophthalmic ointment and other topical anti-inflammatory drugs are applied. Proper soaking in water during the drying period to prevent the turtle from having difficulty defecating. It should be noted that some turtles have body odor.

It's not rotten nails. Do not blindly use the drug after smelling it. This will endanger the health of the turtle, depending on the condition of the turtle's disease.

The tortoise carapace that normally changes its armor turns white in large areas or in many places after the dorsal dryness, which is the old shell that has not completely fallen off, which is very different from the fungus. If the carapace decays, the color of the carapace will be very different from the usual one. We pinch it with the tip of our finger and press it in, there is a feeling of ascites and there is a cavity inside.

When the nail is replaced, the keratin on the surface peels off little by little, not the entire part. It doesn't soften when touched, it doesn't soften like carrion, the turtle struggles and suffers to the touch, and it doesn't smell rancid. The main manifestation of armor change is that it spreads from the edge of the carapace to the middle of the carapace.

Under normal conditions, warping and whitening occur.

Summary. What medicine is used for tortoise rot: If the tortoise is mildly rotten, it can be cleaned and disinfected with hydrogen peroxide, and then smeared with erythromycin, dried for two weeks, and only soaked in water two or three times a day.

If it is a moderate or severe rotten nail, it already emits a rancid smell, and it needs to be peeled out, disinfected with hydrogen peroxide or potassium permanganate, sealed with petroleum jelly, and a little oxytetracycline or antibiotic injections by mouth.

Dear is happy to answer for you, dear, the tortoise rotting shell needs to be dried and raised, maintained at a certain temperature, and then the rotten area is smedied. The reason for suffering from rotting nails is often that the water quality is not good, there are many bacteria in the water, and some turtles are weak or have wounds on their bodies, so they are prone to rotting nails, and healthy turtles will also suffer from rotting nails sooner or later if they stay in such water for a long time.

Therefore, after the owner finds that the turtle has rotting armor, the first thing to do is to change the water, and the second is to smear the diseased turtle with poviodarone, or erythromycin, and then isolate the turtle to prevent transmission to other turtles.

What medicine is used for tortoise rot: If the tortoise is mildly rotten, it can be cleaned and disinfected with hydrogen peroxide, and then smeared with erythromycin, dried for two weeks, and only soaked in water two or three times a day. If it is a moderate or severe rotten nail, it already emits a rancid smell, and it needs to be peeled out, disinfected with hydrogen peroxide or potassium permanganate, sealed with petroleum jelly, and a little oxytetracycline or antibiotic injections by mouth.

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There are also parasites in the water.

Dear, it's not a parasite, it's called a mosquito larvae. Throw out all the water, and if you have fish at home, you can feed the fish if there are no harmful substances in the water. Take the turtle out, dry the basin to the dry one, then put the water back in and put the turtle back in.

But the turtle only had a few breaths left.

Kiss, the turtle will not die so easily, it is recommended to raise it for a period of time.

Turtles get carrion because they live in a dirty environment for a long time, or because of the nutritional imbalance caused by too simple food. Keepers can give the tank a wash, dump the sewage and pour in clean fresh water. If it is caused by unbalanced nutrition, it is recommended to adjust the turtle's diet and feed it with meat, vegetables and turtle food.

Turtles suffering from rotting nail disease can be caused by living in dirty water for a long time, and if the keeper does not change the water quality for a long time, it will breed a large number of bacteria. Once the tortoise's dorsal carapace is damaged, bacteria will enter the tortoise's body and carapace will appear. In addition, if the turtle eats a single food for a long time, it will cause nutritional imbalance, which will lead to carrion.

If the water is too dirty, the keeper can carefully clean the turtle pond, sterilize and disinfect the objects that the turtle has been in close contact with, such as the food bowl, etc., and also pour out the sewage and replace the clean tap water after 2 days of drying.

If it is caused by unbalanced nutrition, the keeper only needs to adjust the turtle's diet and mix and match various types of food to feed it. Turtles are omnivores, and meat, vegetables, etc. can be eaten, so it is recommended that keepers also maintain the variety of food when feeding.

Diagnosis of rotting nails: white spots or small needle holes appear on the dorsal or abdominal carapace of the turtle, some have slag-like substances, some affected areas are soft, and severe ones will emit a rancid smell and will ulcerate into holes. (The rotting armor of Huang Yuan is not easy to detect in the early stage, and when there is a rancid smell, it is very serious.)

**: 1. Mild rotten nails (superficial rotten nails) Use a toothpick to pick off floating dead nails and slag samples, clean and disinfect with hydrogen peroxide, and apply erythromycin eye ointment. Dry rearing for two weeks, soak in water two to three times a day, after leaving the water, wipe the body of the turtle and turtle, wash and disinfect it with hydrogen peroxide, and apply erythromycin eye ointment.

2. Moderate to severe rotting turtles The body of turtles, some exude a rancid smell, and some need zero distance to smell a light rancid smell. If there are floating dead nails and slag samples, pick them off with a toothpick or peel off the floating dead nails with a sterilized blade, clean and disinfect them with hydrogen peroxide, and apply potassium permanganate powder. If it does not have the conditions for dry raising, seal it with petroleum jelly and protect it with a band-aid.

Moderate infection: oral cefadroxil is recommended. The course of treatment is 7 to 10 days.

Severe infection: Obvious rancid fishy smell or perforation or a certain depth or softness, injectable antibiotics are recommended. The course of treatment is 7 to 10 days.

Advice: Don't make a big deal about the parts of the bone plate that are soft due to bacterial infection, and the brutal excavation will undoubtedly make it worse. Case 1:

**The blackened part in the middle is layered, indicating that the nail is already dead and needs to be peeled off with a razor. Local treatment: After peeling off the floating dead nails with a blade, clean and disinfect them with hydrogen peroxide, and directly apply potassium permanganate powder.

It can also be cleaned and disinfected with hydrogen peroxide several times a day without potassium permanganate powder. If there is a perforation, after cleaning and disinfection with hydrogen peroxide, wipe the affected area with a sterilized cotton swab, soak the perforated area with povidone-iodine solution, 4-5 times a day, 15 minutes each time. If the turtle is perforated and the turtle has refused to eat, then the turtle's refusal to eat may be caused by the perforation, and injectable antibiotics must be used.

Ceftriaxone sodium for injection was selected, which had low toxicity and was proportionally formulated into a liquid for intraperitoneal injection for intraperitoneal injection. **Supplement some multi-dimensional elements during the period, remember to be dry! If there are turtle friends who choose the cheaper Qingda, please note that the Qingda stock solution can only be injected intramuscularly.

The time for severe rot is slow and long, and it requires love, patience and perseverance. Rotten Nail Case 3: This little grass, the brown part turned out to be light pink, soft, and tender.

There was a slight fishy smell at zero distance, and gentamicin was injected for 7 days. Soak twice a day, and apply eye ointment to the affected area before bathing. After a month of recuperation, it has now hardened and has no fishy smell.

Rotten nail my ** method" It is best to peel off the rotten and find a new single-sided blade, disposable gloves for you to use, multiple cotton swabs, a little salt water in a disposable cup for backup, and disinfectant water such as purple potion Open the skin, clean the cotton wool-like things inside with salt water, clean it with disinfectant water, it is best to have Yunnan Baiyao, and use this wound to heal quickly Soak the turtle in water for half an hour before the operation, so that he can drink enough water.