Brazilian tortoises don't eat in summer.

Summer is coming, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the whole body is getting lazy, even our pets are no exception. Many people keep Brazilian tortoises, and in summer, they find that Brazilian tortoises have stopped eating. What should we do at this time?

Brazilian tortoise

First, Brazilian tortoises don't eat in summer.

When the temperature is above 30℃, the Brazilian tortoise will eat less, and when the water temperature is generally below 30℃, the tortoise will not eat much. The appetite of Brazilian tortoise depends on the weather. When the temperature is too high or too low, the Brazilian tortoise eats little or nothing.

The turtle's eating can't be controlled by itself, but depends on the water temperature, which controls whether it eats or not. This is a common feature of all turtles. It is necessary to use a suitable water temperature. This is a key factor. It is forbidden to use hot water and warm water, which will kill the tortoise. Because supercooled water can't meet the standard of edible temperature, it won't be eaten with cold water. The water temperature of 22~25 degrees is just right. This is the best water temperature for turtles to eat.

If you don't eat at a constant temperature and don't adapt to the environment, you should consider the possibility of getting sick.

Second, the Brazilian turtle does not eat pneumonia.

1. Brazilian turtle pneumonia (details)

Pneumonia is one of the common diseases of turtles. The symptoms at the beginning of the disease are: floating sideways in the water, afraid of water, loss of appetite, loud breathing, breathing with your mouth open (the expression seems to be vomiting but you can't spit it out), and noises (some like kittens) appear from time to time in your mouth; If the disease is not treated in time, it will appear in the middle stage: floating on the water without sinking to the bottom, refusing to eat, opening your mouth frequently and breathing heavily, moving slowly, holding your head high and leaning against the cylinder wall. In addition, turtles with pneumonia need to be kept separately from other turtles to avoid infection.

2. Prevention and control methods

Keep it in 0.5~ 1 kg water, soak it in10 ~120,000 units of potassium permanganate for 4~5 hours, and then sprinkle 20,000 units of ciprofloxacin; Oral norfloxacin 10mg cefalexin 5mg for 5~6 days. In severe cases, gentamicin, streptomycin and so on. It can be injected intramuscularly, and the injection speed is 1 kg/3ml turtle weight.

Injection method: intramuscular injection is to wipe the skin with alcohol (70%) cotton ball at the thigh of the hind limb for disinfection, then the needle penetrates the subcutaneous muscle and gently pushes the medicine; The injection site of intraperitoneal injection is in the depression after pulling out the hind leg. After local disinfection, according to the size of soft-shelled turtle, choose 2~5 ml syringe with 5~7 needles. The penetration depth of the needle is 8~ 10 mm, and the angle between the needle and the abdomen is 10~20 degrees. Regardless of the injection method, the injection frequency is usually 1 day 1 time.