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Summary of Common Questions About Softshell Turtles with Detailed Answers
When treating ciliate disease in softshell turtles, after spreading quicklime, a few days later you can use a ciliate-killing drug. Prevention and treatment methods for sessile ciliate disease in softshell turtles: (1) Regularly spread quicklime (20-25 g/cubic meter) and bleaching powder (1.5 g/cubic meter) over the entire pond. (2) Soak diseased softshell turtles in copper sulfate (8 g/cubic meter) or potassium permanganate (10 g/cubic meter) for 20-30 minutes. (3) Spread a copper sulfate and ferrous sulfate mixture (5:2) over the entire pond. During high-temperature periods, use 0.
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Harvesting, Processing Methods and Technical Key Points of Turtle Shell
Turtle shell, also called turtle plastron, is the dried ventral shell of the turtle, a reptile of the turtle family. This product has the functions of nourishing yin and subduing yang, tonifying the kidney and strengthening the kidney, and nourishing blood and supplementing the heart. It is used for conditions such as yin deficiency with tidal fever, night sweats, convulsions due to yin damage in the late stage of febrile disease, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, abnormal uterine bleeding, and hemorrhoids with fistula. Turtles are produced in most areas of China, with more in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Anhui, Hubei, and Henan. In the wild, this animal mostly lives in groups in rivers, marshes, lakes, and ponds, and can be caught throughout the year. For a captured turtle, use a sharp knife to cut and scoop from the tail to the head, then from the other side of the head, cut and scoop
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What are the natural enemies of soft-shelled turtles? Detailed explanation of prevention and control methods
The main natural enemies of soft-shelled turtles are rats, snakes, birds, ants, mosquitoes, etc. They mainly harm turtle eggs and juvenile and young turtles under 1 year old; they rarely harm robust turtles over 1 year old. Among them, rats cause the greatest harm to turtle eggs. In the dead of night, which is the good time for soft-shelled turtles to lay eggs, rats also take the opportunity to come out of their holes and move frequently around the egg-laying site. On one hand, they interfere with the turtles' normal egg laying; on the other hand, rats dig holes all over the sand bed, causing the turtle eggs to vibrate and leading to embryo death. Juvenile and young turtles are also easily surrounded and preyed upon by rats. Some adult turtles with poor constitution and
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How to raise a small turtle so it lives a long life? Practical care methods to share
Introduction: Many people want to keep turtles, because they all think turtles are fun, have strong vitality, are quiet, and need only a small space. But few manage to keep them alive and well; they buy them and raise them according to the methods the pet sellers tell them, and as a result the turtles die before long. So how do you raise a long-lived little turtle? 1. How to choose one. A healthy turtle has a hard, complete, unbroken shell, a thick body, and a bright light-green shell; its eyes are bright and wide open, its nostrils are clean and clear, and its head rear and limbs move freely. It will compete for food, and some will climb onto other turtles' shells to rest. In short, choose
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The correct way to give a turtle an injection and practical tips
Technicians at the Longtouge Amphibian and Reptile Research Institute in Haining City, Zhejiang Province, have summarized from practice the key tips for injecting turtles: for the muscles at the base of the front and hind limbs, choose a thinner and shorter needle; the depth is 0.5 cm for small turtles, 0.8 cm for medium turtles, and 1.2-1.8 cm for large turtles. Insert the needle at a 45-degree angle to the limb, and first pull the turtle's limb out and straighten it. Do not choose the neck area for injection, to avoid injuring the fascia, nerves, and blood vessels. For diseases such as pneumonia, hepatitis, and enteritis, the drug can be injected into the abdominal cavity when necessary.
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What are the prevention and treatment methods for rotten foot disease in soft-shelled turtles?
Rotten foot disease in soft-shelled turtles is a turtle disease with a relatively high mortality rate in factory-style turtle farming in recent years. It not only has a long course and is difficult to cure, but even if cured, it easily leaves scars that affect its @#@136@#@ appearance. It is one of the turtle diseases that currently gives turtle farming enterprises the most headaches. Based on many years of practice combined with relevant research, the author introduces the causes and prevention and treatment methods of rotten foot disease in soft-shelled turtles for reference and application by farming units. I. Symptoms of rotten foot disease in soft-shelled turtles At the beginning of the disease, the sick turtle eats normally. As the disease progresses, activity decreases, reactions become sluggish, appetite declines, and it may even stop eating.
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Symptoms and Prevention and Treatment Methods of Turtle Furunculosis
[Cause] The pathogen is Aeromonas hydrophila subsp. punctata, which often exists in water, on turtle skin, in the intestines, and other places. When the water environment is good, turtles are carriers of the bacteria. Once the environment is contaminated and the turtle's body is injured, the bacteria multiply in large numbers and can very easily cause the turtle to become ill. [Symptoms] There are one or several white furuncles the size of soybeans on the neck and limbs. When squeezed around with the hand, yellow and white bean-dregs-like contents come out. In the early stage, sick turtles can still eat, then gradually eat less, and in severe cases stop eating and respond slowly. They generally die within 2 to 3 weeks.
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What are the three key factors for turtle egg incubation? Master the key points to improve the hatch rate
The key to turtle breeding is doing a good job of turtle egg incubation. No matter which incubation method is used, the three key factors of incubation temperature, humidity and ventilation must be well controlled. According to our farm's incubation experiments in recent years on the eggs of different turtle species such as the three-striped box turtle, alligator snapping turtle, yellow pond turtle and hawk turtle, as long as temperature, humidity and ventilation reach the optimal state, the hatch rate of turtle eggs can reach 93%-98%. 1. Incubation temperature The suitable temperature for turtle egg incubation should be controlled at 28°C-35°C, with about 30°C being best. It must not be too high or too
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Identification of Symptoms and Prevention and Treatment Methods for Soft-Shelled Turtle Hemorrhagic Disease
Cause: Currently unknown. Symptoms: The diseased turtle's body turns black, the oral cavity turns red, and the plastron may or may not be red; it moves slowly and stops feeding, and in severe cases blood-tinged fluid seeps from the mouth and nose. Dissection shows: all internal organs and muscles are congested; the pharynx, neck, and intestines are blood-red; the liver is reddish-brown, sometimes accompanied by blood spots. The gallbladder is enlarged, the spleen and kidneys are red-black, and the lungs are black. Prevention and treatment: There are no effective treatment measures yet, so prevention can only be strengthened. 1) Thoroughly disinfect the breeding pond before disinfection, using "Yujunqing" at 7 jin per mu; 2) Before the turtles enter the pond
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What are the basic functions of drugs used for soft-shelled turtles?
There are many functions and effects of drugs used for soft-shelled turtles, but to summarise, they mainly act in the following three ways: 1. Inhibiting or killing pathogens. At present, most drugs used for soft-shelled turtles have the effect of killing and inhibiting pathogens, such as antibacterial drugs like sulfonamides, furans, antibiotics and garlic, antifungal drugs like table salt, formalin, the Chinese herbal medicines gallnut and sweet flag, and antiparasitic drugs like copper sulfate, ammonia water and potassium permanganate. These drugs achieve the effect of killing pathogens through indirect means (
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