What is the tortoise's wrong armor?
Turtles are common pets, but many people who keep turtles will encounter the problem of the wrong armor. Tortoise shell dislocation refers to the deformation, warping, cracking and slow growth of tortoise shell. Once this problem is found, it needs to be dealt with in time, otherwise it will affect the growth and health of turtles.
The reason of tortoise's wrong armor
There are many reasons for the tortoise's wrong armor, including:
1, Improper diet: Tortoise's bad eating habits, such as lack of nutrients such as calcium and vitamins in food, may also lead to the problem of incorrect nails.
2. Living environment: The living environment of soft-shelled turtle is not clean, unsuitable, omnivorous vegetation, lack of water and irregular temperature will also lead to the problem of wrong nails.
3. Congenital problems: the shell shape and thickness of the turtle may also be congenital problems, which will have an impact on the shell shape of the turtle.
How to avoid turtle's wrong armor?
In order to avoid the tortoise's wrong armor, we need to pay attention to the following aspects:
1. Balanced diet: Malnutrition may be the cause of wrong nails, so it is necessary to ensure a balanced diet for turtles, provide diversified foods, and supplement nutrition when necessary.
2. Hygiene of living environment: The living environment of soft-shelled turtle should be kept clean and sanitary to prevent the influence of bacteria and external environment, and the places where soft-shelled turtle drinks and swims should be cleaned and disinfected regularly.
3. Provide a suitable environment: Turtles need a suitable environment such as water temperature and air humidity, and provide sufficient light to meet their physiological needs.
How to deal with the problem of tortoise's wrong armor?
If your turtle has a wrong nail, you need to consult a pet veterinarian in time to understand the specific situation and deal with it accordingly. Generally speaking, it can be handled in the following ways:
1, treatment reasons: Find out the causes of problems, such as improper diet and living environment.
2. Improve the environment: provide a more comfortable and suitable living environment to help turtles recover.
3. Give appropriate drugs: According to the guidance of the veterinarian, give appropriate drug treatment.
4. Surgical treatment: In rare cases, if the situation is serious, surgery is needed.
In short, we should be more careful when maintaining turtles, observe their state and shell shape, find problems in time and deal with them, so that they can grow healthily.