Healthy turtle droppings are in the form of hot dog strips, which will not disperse when soaked in water. After crushing, it was found to be powdery. Some people like to treat enteritis with healthy turtle dung (turtle enteritis, not people! ), because healthy turtle feces contain normal digestive bacteria, which can help sick turtles regulate their intestines and stomach (biotherapy).
You can read a lot from the color of turtle feces. Because the food is different, the color of turtle feces is different, generally light black to light gray (more accurate for grass and throat). It is necessary to exclude the influence of foods containing pigments and some drugs. For example, some calcium tablets with pigments will make turtle feces colorful.
Common unhealthy colors are:
1. cyan: It is usually caused by insufficient temperature and indigestion. It may be mild enteritis. If it is a strip, the problem is not serious. If it is beach by beach, stop feeding and observe further.
2. Red: After feeding some pigs, cows, sheep or shrimp, the turtle's feces will turn red. If it is not food, it is necessary to consider whether it is a fall, internal bleeding or severe enteritis.
3. Black and green: It is more common to feed vegetables, which leads to diarrhea and unsuitable food.
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Breeding techniques of turtles
1, turtle selection: first, observe whether there is breathing or runny nose in the mouth all the time, and at the same time, check whether there are wounds, shell defects, turtle claws, etc. After buying a house, we should first observe it in isolation. In addition to adapting to the new environment, we should also pay attention to whether there are signs of disease.
2, fish tank selection
① Fish tank size: Avoid buying a fish tank that is too small to raise a turtle. The size of the fish tank is more than five times larger than that of the little turtle. At the same time, don't let the turtle soak in the water all the time, just put the water in half of its body.
(2) Fish tank layout: Put some sand or stones in the fish tank for raising soft-shelled turtles, which will help dry and ventilate the back and prevent soft-shelled turtles from rotting their nails. The water should be changed once a week.
3. Lighting control: put the turtle in a place where it can get the sun, but avoid exposure, and have a cool place and a pool or basin for rest and play. Moreover, the little turtle has a large amount of exercise, and proper exercise is beneficial to bone development.
4. Feed selection: Turtles are omnivorous animals, which feed on eat small fish, shrimp, snails, mussels, earthworms, maggots, livestock leftovers, and eat plant feeds such as tubers, vegetables, grains and aquatic plants.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tortoise