You can use toothpaste to clean the turtle's body. You can squeeze the toothpaste on the toothbrush and then scrub the turtle's carapace and plastron. You can also put activated carbon in the turtle house. If Larger pieces of activated carbon can be tied together with decorative stones and sunk to the bottom of the pool to increase the adsorption of odorous substances in the pool. At the same time, the water needs to be changed and disinfected regularly. Residual bait after feeding and turtle feces will contaminate the pool. Water quality requires regular water changes and disinfection.
1. What to do if the turtle smells too bad
1. Use toothpaste to clean the turtle's body, squeeze the toothpaste onto the toothbrush, and then gently brush the turtle's carapace and plastron. Then rinse it with water and make sure the toothbrush has soft bristles to avoid damaging the turtle.
2. You can put activated carbon in the turtle house. Activated carbon has a good odor removal effect. If it is a larger piece of activated carbon, it can be tied together with decorative stones and sunk to the bottom of the pool. This can increase the Activated carbon absorbs odorous substances in the pool.
3. Regularly change the water for disinfection. When feeding bait, the remnants of the bait and the respiration of the turtle will make the water turbid and cause the turtle to stink. Therefore, the water needs to be changed regularly, and disinfection can be performed when changing the water.
4. If the turtle smells bad because it has carapace disease. Carapace disease is caused by damage to the turtle's carapace, causing bacteria to invade the carapace, causing the carapace to fester and emit a rancid smell. You can treat the disease first. Isolate the turtle, remove the carrion from the injured area, scrub the injured area with hydrogen peroxide, and then apply potassium permanganate crystal powder on it.
2. Precautions for breeding turtles
1. When breeding turtles, there must be a balding platform in the breeding pond so that the turtles can climb up to the balding platform when basking to ensure their basking time. , to prevent the turtle from suffering from nail rot caused by being soaked in water for a long time.
2. During the breeding process, the water in the pool needs to be changed regularly to ensure that the living environment of the turtle is clean and sanitary, so as to avoid the production of a large number of bacteria if the water is not changed for a long time. Moreover, the turtle eats, drinks, and poops in the water, and the water is not changed in time. It will seriously pollute the water quality.
3. When feeding the turtle, be careful not to feed rice, bread and other foods to prevent the turtle from indigestion. At the same time, do not feed too much to avoid residual food in the water, contaminating the water quality and causing the turtle to become sick. Daily feeding Food residues need to be cleaned up promptly.