Matters needing attention in raising soft-shelled turtle in summer
Precautions for raising turtles in summer: Many people like to keep small animals at home, some like cats, some like dogs and some like turtles. It's hot in summer, so you should pay special attention to keeping pets. Now I'd like to share with you the precautions for raising turtles in summer.
Precautions for raising soft-shelled turtle in summer 1 First of all, the water quality should be fresh.
In summer, the weather is hot, turtles move frequently and eat more, so turtles have the habit of living in water. With the increase of excreta and residual feed in water, the water quality of turtle pond is very easy to deteriorate. At this time, if the pool water is not replaced in time, it is easy to breed germs and affect the health of turtles. Therefore, it is necessary to change water frequently when raising turtles in summer. According to the number of turtles and the size of turtle ponds, fresh water should be replaced in time according to the water quality. Before replacing the water body, it is best to disinfect the turtle pond with potassium permanganate to reduce the possibility of bacterial growth. The requirements for good water quality in turtle pond are: no odor, no turbidity, visibility of about 30 cm, and light green water color.
Second, strengthen feeding management.
Focus on ensuring the freshness and palatability of feed. When the temperature is high in summer, the feed is easy to deteriorate, especially the frozen feed is more easy to deteriorate. It is necessary to strictly ensure that the feed is taken in time and fed in time. Sticking to regular, fixed, qualitative and quantitative feeding can effectively promote the healthy growth of soft-shelled turtle. In addition, a single feed should be avoided in raising turtles in summer, and multiple feeds should be fed in turn; Feed should not be put in too early, and external interference and damage should be minimized after feeding. Dispose of surplus feed and utensils in time to keep the turtle pond clean.
Third, do a good job in disease prevention.
Usually pay attention to the cleanliness of the turtle pond, including water quality, feed, equipment for raising turtles and the hygiene of the turtle pond and turtles; If abnormal turtles are found, they should be taken out for isolation treatment. Healthy turtles are disinfected once a week and soaked in reddish (about 40ppm) potassium permanganate solution for 20~30 minutes. Turtles often suffer from gastrointestinal diseases in summer. Therefore, in addition to keeping the turtle pond and turtle feed clean, adding trace antibiotics and Chinese herbal medicines to turtle feed can also effectively reduce the occurrence of turtle diseases.
Fourth, the temperature should adapt to the growth of soft-shelled turtle.
Turtle grows rapidly at 28℃~3 1℃, but when the water temperature exceeds 35℃, it is not good for turtle. Therefore, in summer, under the premise of ensuring that turtles have 2 hours of light every day, direct sunlight should be avoided. When the water temperature is higher than 32℃, they should start to consider cooling measures, such as setting up a sunshade net above the turtle pond, or adding water lilies in the turtle pond to avoid light and cool down.
Precautions for raising turtles in summer 2. How to ensure the water quality of water turtles in summer?
First, the use of chemicals
Some people keep turtles as fine as fish farming, all kinds of filters, heating rods and so on. Having a complete aquarium or a complete filtration system is very helpful to maintain water quality. At this time, as long as the deployment of nitrifying bacteria and other bacteria in the water is completed, it can be guaranteed that there is no need to change the water for a period of time. But we know that raising turtles is different from raising fish. Turtle poop is difficult to filter out, and turtle food is more complicated than fish.
Secondly, large substances are filtered out.
Pumping water is similar to changing water, but it is more convenient. As we all know, turtle poop is usually a whole lump. If it is removed by filtration, the whole block needs to be dissolved in water first, and then slowly decomposed and filtered out. This is a long process, which will inevitably pollute the water quality first and then filter it out. If so, why not directly filter the whole lump? Only in this way can the water quality be well controlled. Filtering is to remove all the visible particles deposited on the bottom of the water with a small straw, which can avoid changing a whole box of water and make the water look clearer.
Third, changing water frequently is the key point.
No matter which way to control the water quality of soft-shelled turtle, it is not a permanent solution. Only changing water is the most fundamental way to control water quality. It is also beneficial to raise turtles in summer and change water frequently, which can cool the turtles, control the density of pathogenic bacteria in the water and avoid the turtles from getting sick to the greatest extent. However, it should be noted that some turtles like muddy water very much, so don't change the water too thoroughly at this time. There is also a special situation. Let's take the Brazilian tortoise as an example. When the whole pot of water is replaced with new water, the Brazilian tortoise will definitely be in an hour.
Fourth, water should not be added with medicine.
There are many medicines for bathing soft-shelled turtles in the market, which can prevent soft-shelled turtles from rotting skin and gastroenteritis. It seems very suitable for turtles. But long-term bathing is not good for the turtle's health. Therefore, it is not advisable to add drugs to water for a long time. So how can we prevent diseases for turtles? In fact, we can take a little time to disinfect the turtle body and the turtle tank once a week.
The biggest taboo of turtle changing water in summer is the large temperature difference. Try not to change the water for the turtle at the hottest time at noon. When changing water, pay attention to the similarity of water temperature. You can put some water to be changed next time next to the water that usually keeps turtles, otherwise it will make turtles uncomfortable.