CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How can I prevent a snapping turtle from getting sick? Add oxytetracycline powder to the water? Or something else?

1. How can I prevent a snapping turtle from getting sick? Should I add oxytetracycline powder to the water? Or something else?

Use tap water that has been exposed to the sun, pay attention to the water temperature difference and water quality, and you generally won't get sick.

Don't use medicine indiscriminately if you are not sick. Oxytetracycline has toxic side effects, and turtle protection liquid is also harmful.

2. What diseases can oxytetracycline cure for turtles?

Terramycin (Oxytetracycline) is a type of antibiotic that has antibacterial effects on a variety of cocci and bacilli, and also has inhibitory effects on rickettsia and amebiasis. It is used to treat upper respiratory tract infections, gastrointestinal infections, typhus, scrub typhus, etc. I don't know if it is suitable for turtles, especially the dosage is hard to grasp. Have you asked friends with experience in raising turtles?

3. Oxytetracycline

If it is a small turtle seedling, one quarter of a tablet is enough, and if it is a slightly larger one, half of a tablet is enough. Soak it for a few days in a row. Oxytetracycline is a good medicine, and it is used in veterinary medicine and fish medicine. However, it has too many side effects for human use, and it is cheap and not effective in hospitals. It is generally not available in cities. If you can get it, use this medicine, and there is no need to change to others. Some special medicine powders for ornamental fish are made of this and are sold at high prices to cheat people.