How to choose a healthy turtle before breeding? Bian Xiao summed up the score of 12 for you and told you how to choose a healthy turtle you like.
1) Eyes should be clear and bright. The orbit cannot be sunken, indicating dehydration. Even though some businesses will show that this turtle can drink water normally. Because drinking water and replenishing body fluids are two concepts. The correct method is to prepare 0.7% physiological saline (lower than human in reptiles), so that it can directly enter the body through the cell wall.
2) The nose should be dry, no nose bubbles or sneezing, and no breathing with the mouth.
3) Check the mouth, the tongue should be healthy pink, and there are no signs of blisters (my understanding is that there are no white blisters. Oral herpes is a very dangerous disease and there are almost no cured cases.
4) The shell should be hard and thick, and there should be no soft feeling. You can gently squeeze a turtle of the same size with your hand to feel it (to see if it is calcium deficient). See if the edge shield is obviously curled, which may also indicate calcium deficiency or nutrient intake problems. In addition, pay attention to the difference between some colors and the colors around the shell. See if it's trauma or nail rot. Press this place gently with your fingers to see if the tortoise responds. You can also smell it to see if it smells bad. The new trauma may indicate that it will be bumped and squeezed during transportation, which is likely to be accompanied by visceral injury.
5) Observe the diet of soft-shelled turtle. Healthy turtles should eat actively instead of hiding and resting after a few bites.
6) Observe the tortoise's reflex ability. Turtles sold are not as bold as those kept artificially for a long time. So the response to external stimuli will be quickly caught. Try to pull your limbs to see if they can quickly shrink into the shell and block them with your forelimbs. Some turtles, such as four-claw turtles, may straighten their arms. Please pull the outstretched limbs. A healthy turtle should be able to push backwards and its forelimbs will retract. Feel if you have strength.
7) Make sure the tortoise is active. Even some species that like to sleep should not be motionless after soaking in water or eating.
8) Check the feces. It should be digested more thoroughly. There should be no fully digested leaves, nor should they be very thin. Healthy feces should be hard and contain indigestible crude fiber. Observe carefully for 2-3 months after purchase. If the feces are abnormal, it is necessary to replenish bacteria (such as Lactobacillus, Mamie, BAC) or use drugs (unless it is determined that it is enteritis or protozoan infection) in time.
9) Check cloaca. Observe whether it is clean, red, swollen and sticky.
10) Watch it crawl. It should be calm. Don't be too heavy on your limbs to support your body. Don't crawl with your belly armor close to the ground (lack of physical strength), and don't tremble with limbs (lack of calcium).
1 1) Observe the feeding situation of the merchants. If merchants mix a variety of turtles together, there will be the possibility of cross-infection. When cb individuals and wild individuals are in the same environment, it will bring great danger to cb project, because cb individuals are younger and the system is not as powerful as wild individuals. If you are infected with diseases carried by wild individuals, the mortality rate will be high. Similarly, I don't recommend that newly bought turtles be placed with domestic turtles soon. It is recommended to isolate for 3-6 months. And timely observation of corpses and feces, timely deworming.
12) weight. Generally, the weight of 10 cm should be 350-400g, and that of 15 cm should be 600-700g, which is only a reference value. Because you will stop eating for 2 weeks before long-distance transportation, so that the food in your stomach will be clear and the damage to internal organs during transportation will be reduced. Similarly, when a turtle is taken home, it should not be given a lot of food immediately. If you choose according to the above methods, there is no obvious health problem. You can stop eating for 2 days first, and add a little more during 1-2 weeks < a href = "/tag/550/"target = "_ blank" title =' feeding' > <; A href ='/tag/550/'target =' _ blank' title =' feeding' > feeding amount.
Finally, I wish everyone can get a beloved, healthy and beautiful turtle.