What to do if the turtle shell is soft, what happens if the turtle shell is soft

The edges of the shell are soft**Here's how:

The softening of the edges of the shell is usually caused by malnutrition or lack of light. If it is because of the former, you need to add a little calcium powder when you usually feed the feed, and also provide an appropriate amount of vitamins, so that it will be slowly **.

If it's the latter, let it get more sun, and don't bask through the glass, ultraviolet rays can make it recover better, but also provide a little moisture.

Except for the feeding time, all the other times are dry raised, during this time, the fish or shrimp are mixed with calcium tablet powder and fed for at least 20 days, do not feed anything else, only fish and shrimp can be fed, and the calcium is high.

In addition, it is best to get as much sun as possible during this time, if it doesn't work for a week, then there is no help, so you should take measures quickly.

Causes of soft turtle shells: calcium deficiency, vitamin deficiency, insufficient light, and excessive soaking in water.

1. Calcium deficiency

Because the hardness of the turtle shell is generally determined by the amount of calcium content in the body, the less calcium content in the body, the softer the turtle's shell, this situation is caused by the single feed fed, you can mix the appropriate amount of small shrimp in the feed, or pet special calcium powder, and then feed the turtle to eat, help it supplement calcium.

2. Lack of vitamins

If the turtle is deficient in vitamins and other trace elements, it will also cause the turtle shell to become soft, you can give the turtle oral cod liver oil, or mix vitamin powder in their feed and feed it together, and you can also feed more fish and shrimp and other high-protein foods to supplement nutrition.

3. Insufficient light

If the turtle lacks light, it will also cause the turtle shell to be soft, usually let it bask in the sun, and the sun is also conducive to promoting calcium absorption, you can directly put the turtle in the sun, but get some water to avoid the turtle being dried by the sun. If the weather is bad all the time, you can also supplement the light with fluorescent lights.

4. Soaking in water for too long

If the turtle is soaked in the water for too long, it may also cause the turtle shell to become soft, so after ruling out the above reasons, you can try to take the turtle out of the container and let them stay on land for a while.

The reason why the turtle shell has become softerand ** method

There are usually several reasons why the tortoise shell becomes softer. One is nutrient deficiencies (lack of calcium or vitamins), the other is lack of light, and a few turtles have their shells softened due to long-term immersion in water.

The first thing to consider is the problem of calcium deficiency in turtles. Because the hardness of the turtle shell is generally determined by the amount of calcium content in its body, the less calcium content, the softer the turtle's shell. The lack of calcium is caused by the single feed that the pet owner usually feeds, so the pet owner can mix an appropriate amount of small shrimp or pet calcium powder into the turtle's feed, and then feed it to the turtle to help it supplement calcium.

Secondly, if the turtle is deficient in vitamins, trace elements and other factors that cause the turtle shell to become soft, then the pet owner can consider giving the turtle oral cod liver oil or mixing vitamin powder in their feed to feed together. You can also feed more high-protein foods such as fish and shrimp to supplement nutrition.

Finally, if the turtle lacks light, the pet owner should usually let it bask in the sun, and the sun is also conducive to promoting calcium absorption. The best way is to put the turtle directly in the sun, but get some water for it to avoid the turtle being dried out by the sun. If the weather is bad and the turtle can't get the sun, the pet owner can also use fluorescent lights to supplement the light.

In addition, there is also a possibility that the turtle has been soaking in the water for too long, causing the turtle shell to soften. Therefore, after ruling out the above reasons, the pet owner can try to take the turtle out of the container and let them stay on land for a while. When the pet owner usually raises turtles, the water level of the turtle box should not be too high, otherwise the turtle may choke or drown in addition to the soft shell.

Reminder: If the turtle's shell is softened due to calcium deficiency, calcium supplementation will be a long process. Because under normal circumstances, it takes 4 to 6 months for nutritional turtle molluchocyte to recover slowly, so the pet owner has enough patience to treat the turtle's mollucid nail problem.

Turtle shell malacia is mostly caused by the lack of light and vitamins in turtles. Long-term feeding of a single diet, especially a feed with high phosphorus and low calcium. Lack of adequate calcium and vitamin D supplementation can cause bone malacia in the turtle. In general, juvenile turtles in the growth and development period are susceptible to this disease.

The bones and joints of the diseased turtle are thick, the dorsal and ventral carapaces are soft, the fingers and toes and claws are detached, and the shell is deformed. In daily feeding, regularly add calcium tablets or calcium powder to the bait, the bait should be matched with animals and plants, and the turtle should often be exposed to the sun. There is no sun exposure in the environment for a long time, and they are not given sunlight.

It is easy to cause turtle soft nails, soft legs, and malnutrition.

Solution: At least 1 time per week in the sun (except hibernation), before 10 am or after 5 pm. It varies from region to region, and there may be no sun at this time in some places, so you can grasp it yourself, and the main thing is to pay attention to the temperature not to be too high.

The temperature can reach more than 40 degrees Celsius in the middle of the day, and the turtle will be sunburned.

1. Symptoms: Due to the lack of calcium and other components in the turtle feed for a long time during the winter, or the lack of calcium and other components in the turtle feed, as well as other reasons, it is easy to cause turtle soft shell disease. If the disease is not prevented well, it is more likely to occur on the juvenile turtles that spend the winter that year.

Sick turtles do not like to crawl, do not actively forage for food, and their dorsal shells and abdominal carapace are soft and deformed.

2. Prevention and control: During the winter period of the juvenile turtles, let the juvenile turtles bask in the sun regularly; Animal offal can be added to the turtle feed, and a small amount of cod liver oil can also be added to the turtle feed. Small shrimp (with shell) contains more calcium, which can be used as one of the common feeds for turtles.

Turtles with chronic diseases must be taken orally with calcium lactate tablets 2 times a day, 1 tablet each time, for 1 week.

Feed live fish, shrimp, bask in the sun to supplement calcium, nutrition can't keep up.

The shell of a turtle becomes soft because the turtle suffers from mollusc.

The reason for suffering from this disease is because of a lack of calcium, and if the owner wants to **, in addition to proper calcium supplementation, the turtle can also be allowed to dry its back in the sun. Sunlight promotes the synthesis of vitamin D3, which helps turtles absorb calcium. In addition, the owner should also pay attention to adjusting the feed, and should feed the turtle some fish and shrimp.

Turtles get mollucid nail disease because of a lack of nutrients such as vitamins and calcium, or because of lack of sunlight, or because the turtle has liver or kidney problems.

**Soft nail disease should first be enhanced with light exposure to promote vitamin D synthesis, which is good for calcium absorption. Turtles usually need to bask in the sun for half an hour a day, the time can be in the morning, when the light is not strong, never bask in the sun at noon to prevent the turtle from becoming dehydrated. The easiest way to keep a turtle from suffering from mollusc nail disease is to feed it some calcium-containing food.

The most common is shrimp, and it is also possible to search for shrimp skin and dried shrimp, but it should be noted that it must be chopped before it can be eaten, it is too large and difficult to digest. In addition to the choice of calcium supplements, calcium powder can also be added to the feed, commonly used is cuttlefish bone meal, and there is no ***.

1. Enhance lighting.

The main reason why the turtle shell becomes soft is because of the lack of light. The vast majority of turtles need regular sun exposure, and the UVB rays from the sunlight can help the turtle synthesize vitamin D3 and promote the absorption of calcium. If you don't bask in the sun for a long time, the turtle will not be able to synthesize vitamin D3 in the body, which will lead to a calcium deficiency in the turtle, and the turtle will show a soft carapace and weak limbs.

In addition, we need to pay attention to the fact that the penetration of UVB rays is weak, so when basking in the sun for turtles, be careful not to have glass and other shades, which will cause UVB rays to be blocked a lot and lead to poor back drying effect.

2. Adjust feeding.

In the process of raising turtles, some friends will feed the same turtle food for a long time in order to save trouble, but the turtle food on the market is uneven, and some poor quality turtle food ingredients are relatively simple, which is not enough to provide trace elements such as calcium needed for the growth of turtles. We should try to enrich the food when feeding, especially when the turtle has soft nails, and we should feed more fish and shrimp and other foods with high calcium content.

3. Add trace elements such as calcium.

If the turtle can't get enough calcium and other trace elements from the food, we also need to add some reptile calcium powder, etc., here is a highly recommended cuttlefish bone meal. Cuttlefish bone meal is made from natural cuttlefish bones after crushing, which is cheap, no, and cost-effective. In addition, it is reminded that calcium and other trace elements should be added in moderation, and excessive intake will also bring risks to turtles, especially for tortoises, excessive calcium intake may cause stones.

**The turtle carapace becomes soft, as long as we usually pay attention to feeding food with high calcium content and basking the turtle in the sun, we can prevent the occurrence of soft nails.