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How to prevent gastrointestinal diseases in golden coin turtles?

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Although gastrointestinal diseases are common in pet turtles in spring, summer, and autumn, they can also occur in winter. Gastrointestinal diseases in pet turtles are also called gastroenteritis and enteritis. In the later stages, they usually suffer from loss of appetite or even complete loss of appetite, which eventually leads to death. So how can we prevent gastrointestinal diseases in golden coin turtles? Let's discuss this briefly.

1. Symptoms

When the golden coin turtle first suffers from gastrointestinal disease, it will be listless, slow in activity, and have a decreased appetite until it is completely gone, and only likes to drink water; its feces are soft and cannot be formed, and are yellow-brown, dark brown, or liver-colored; it will have bloating and gas stagnation, and in severe cases, it will have watery diarrhea with a foul odor, and its pH value will be strongly alkaline; in the later stages, its eyeballs will sink, its skin will become dry, loose, inelastic, and dull, and it will eventually die of exhaustion. Autopsy will reveal congestion and inflammation of the stomach and intestines.

2. Prevention

The gastrointestinal disease of the golden coin turtle should be treated with prevention as the main approach. Prevention is more important than cure, and early prevention is even more critical.

1. Keep the ambient temperature and water temperature relatively stable and strengthen water quality management. It is better to use clean water sources such as mountain stream water, well water, spring water, etc. for turtle breeding, and avoid using polluted water. Change the water in time according to the water quality to keep the water quality in good condition.

2. Disinfect regularly. Sprinkle povidone-iodine solution throughout the pond. How to use povidone-iodine solution: Only 0.1 gram is needed for one cubic meter of water. It is safe and efficient, mild in nature, and has a strong bactericidal effect. It takes only 15-30 minutes to disinfect the environment. It has a good disinfection effect on environments where infectious enteritis, hepatitis, pneumonia, etc. occur. Compared with conventional quicklime and potassium permanganate, it is less irritating and safer in medication. The reduced irritation to sick turtles is conducive to the recovery and treatment of turtle diseases and feeding.

3. Strengthen feeding management. Feeding should be done at regular times, at designated locations, with fixed quality and quantity. Feed varieties should be changed frequently. Do not feed spoiled or contaminated feed. Leftover bait should be removed promptly to avoid water pollution. Fresh baits such as earthworms and maggots should be strictly disinfected when feeding.

Treatment

Boil purslane into water, wait for it to cool down, then soak the turtle in it for 12 hours, then dry it for 12 hours, for 6 consecutive days, at room temperature around 28 degrees.

How to identify white eye disease in golden coin turtles

The symptoms of white eye disease in golden coin turtles change from recessive to dominant, from small to large. The earlier the symptoms are discovered, the more conducive it is to treatment. When it is found that the eyes of the turtles are covered with secretions, or the eyes are swollen, or the neck is red and swollen, or floating in the water, or breathing with the mouth open, it can be basically determined that it is white eye disease. Treatment method: Focus on the treatment of those who have carried white eye bacteria but have not shown symptoms of white eye disease. Use 20-25 grams of special powder for white eye disease per square meter of the pool (it is recommended to be carried out under the guidance of a veterinarian).