Q: Sun turtles, in the middle of the day, in the afternoon, when the sun is how long is the best time, and why is the most appropriate thank you. .
A: To avoid the time can be too hot, so theoretically more than ten o'clock, after three, four o'clock more mild afternoon, but still depends on the weather. If the sun shines directly, it can be, a few minutes a day, or a weekend full of sunshine, but this is certainly better, but sometimes I will not pay attention to accidents. There are times, like nature, the most favorite.
Q: I have two younger brothers Su, about 45CM, these days one of them becomes very sleepy, the other does not, the activity is very strong, it will only love to take a bath again, even when sleeping are closed eyes, but the time will be open, but not for long, before this happens not more than the temperature during the day there are 30 degrees, and at night there are more than 25 degrees, ingesting vegetables and feed more but it will only love the USSR have a runny nose before sleeping, a few days gone but become sleepy and eat these days, have not seen it but have a bowel movement, what do I do? to? Get a job with him you or how to do a health check, please let us be grateful
A:! Separate first, then only sick ambient temperature, then go up to 32 degrees, reduce the number of flood damage, try a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, or his favorite foods. If this does not work, see a doctor. 4-5 centimeters for a small turtle ah, seems like all the problems with this size lately.
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Q: Can I ask the reptile, if dehydrated, sports drinks are offered to him?
A: What is a reptile? In principle, yes, but preferably a little dilute, but only orally. Do not put sports drinks to his foam, the most important thing is that you have to find out the cause of dehydration, nor solve the problem.
Q: May I ask about the dangers of hibernation in turtles? In the winter, most do not want to eat snapping turtles, or eat very little. If you don't hibernate, will they have enough nutrition throughout the winter?
A: In the natural habitat of the original phenomenon, there are hibernating turtles, as long as there is enough intake of nutrition before hibernation. However, for those tropical or temperate turtles, hibernation is not quite right, for fear of not being able to be cold. If you don't want that to happen, it's when the temperature starts to drop that doing the insulation work. As long as the temperature is warm enough, they will eat and naturally have no problems.
Q: How can I tell if a turtle is too fat?
A: When a turtle is obese, the meat on the back of the thigh will be highlighted next.
Q: I do not know why I have a small star tortoise swollen, the end of the limbs, as if full of air, the limbs can not be fully retracted, what disease was born? How to improve this situation?
A: There are likely to be two reasons, the first is obesity, but this time the spirit of the turtle should be quite good appetite. The second is with the kidneys have problems, so he can not smoothly discharge water from the body, which leads to swelling, this time is not so good. Obesity, then you reduce the amount of food and also make him exercise more. If there is a kidney problem, we have to do a blood test even though the medication, the result may be bad.
Q: I bought four turtles, three small stars, small su, around about four centimeters. Just bought back when the spirit, good appetite, eating feed and leaves, weekdays there are regular vitamin and calcium supplements, according to the sun about two hours a day, there are heating lamps and heating pads, keep about two square meters of space. Sudden loss of mental retardation, eyes can not open, soft shell, refused to eat three days after the death of three months, what could happen?
A: Your feeding management appears to be too big a problem no, but it suddenly died is not bought, it is difficult to know literally, we need to explore some details of the exact cause. Getting your turtle dewormed? Whether it's a calcium vitamin supplement overdose? Direct exposure to sunlight through glass or shelter radiation? Since I suspect several possible causes, including bacterial infections, UV rays, or deficiencies or overdoses of calcium, vitamin A and vitamin D3, kidney damage, or even overheating from heat stroke, to name a few, I would suggest that you start by getting down to the details of feeding management. The rest of the starlet to pay attention, because he may be exposed to the same risk factors as the starlet, to maintain a well-ventilated environment, pay attention to any abnormalities, and any necessary treatment quickly.
Q: a few months ago, I had a serious weakness in the hind legs with a yellow-headed elephant tortoise Dr. Qiu diagnosis, you have not checked out the pelvic bones are not damaged, it may be long-term malnutrition, in addition to checking out the skin fungal infections, as well as on the eyes have a slight swelling, and then told me to get more sunlight, the weight of the feed, the weight of the maximum of a week of the total amount of food of 80 percent of the supplemental vitamins, but I've been a bit busy lately so I've moved on to the care of a friend. I have recently been informed that this poor yellow head is not getting better and has started refusing to eat, and I really don't know what to do when I see his health take a drastic turn for the worse. So I wanted to ask you to see if there is anything I can do to make it better.
A: When did you start getting worse? Having bowel movements and urination? No improvement in feeding management? If the answer is no, I would suspect something is wrong with his kidney function, which would have to cause a little bit of blood work to determine. Amblyopia has no special status, you can increase the frequency and duration of immersion in water first, as well as the temperature of the environment is maintained at about 30-32 degrees, replace it with a variety of fresh foods, vegetables and fruits, as long as it is not too exotic you can try to see if it will increase his appetite, or we have to feed it.
If it doesn't work, put it on quickly.
Q: Before going to the doctor with Starlet Qiu, you said kidney failure, and may not be optimistic, but still more than a month, it is still alive, but do not eat every day I forced to eat cucumbers, because only this is better to irrigate, and then every day are immersed in water, and also what should I do to save his life? Thanks.
A: Still alive, just don't eat, big chronicle strip. Soaked in water to prevent dehydration, in addition to causing kidney deterioration, you have to force-feed him food, or due to inability, he may leave, but I think it should be better to feed it. The feed is better nutritionally when it is soaked in water and half softened and then goes into the mouth, but remember not to give you too much because the ability to handle their kidneys proteins and other nutrients poorly does not add too much to the burden. I forgot that when I do not have a prescription for you, if there is, you will find the time to bring back the tortoise blood test and we'll see if his kidney function indicators have not declined. A long time ago I have not come across a treatment to improve the turtle, we had to give up, but then I had to prescribe medicines for the owner to take home care, medicinal soaks for daily feeding, and the results were actually good! But this is just a special case, but I still want you to hold on to a glimmer of hope and not give up!
Q: I've been someone now the Indian Star Tortoise, has been there for half a year, but nothing grows, but only about with the shell under the inhibition of empty feeling probably eat cabbage, I do not know what to call the symptoms?
A: Can you tell me the length and weight of your star tortoise? I have a table that can help you, to see if his growth translates correctly. But the cabbage seems to be lacking, I usually recommend that people want to keep more turtles to provide a variety of food for the turtle, feed, fruits and vegetables, etc. My own experience is that with a little more than feed (provided that good quality, correct turtle feed is given), he will grow faster. However, we often come across the spirit of excretion appetite perfectly normal, but it is not too grown up for half a year or a year not long, and then suddenly figured out that the thunderbolt pulls out surge. If there are no health issues or keeping on, we can only attribute it to individual factors! Is the feeling you mentioned earlier of pressing down on the empty shell a soft shell? If so, then of course the appetite will deteriorate and grow. In order to supplement with calcium vitamins, vitamin D3, and lots of sun or UV light, then you must also fight serious calcium shots.
Q: My two little stars, have fallen asleep, but pick up or bath, they walk, eat two bites and then go to bed, even if asleep (water temperature 35) in the bath, what to do?
A: Could your little stars be too small? So spend a lot of time sleeping. 35 degrees seems a bit hot for a bath and as long as he usually eats and drinks you don't have to worry too much.
Q: How do I keep my Venus Turtle healthy before soaking it in warm water every day or not?
A: There are several factors of health, nutrition, environment, health, space, insects, sunlight, management, etc. There is no such thing as soaking in warm water, every day, as long as he gets enough water.
Q: The temperature is too high, the turtle will not go to soak?
A: Yes, unless he is very weak.
Q: I bought to the nearest one of the only star tortoise (4 cm) that feeds is a strong resistance to what is healthy?
A: I have always believed that prevention is better than cure, you just give him a good quality food, nutritional balance and diversity, often to sunbathing, soaking in the bath, calcium supplement vitamins, the environment to keep clean, in fact, star tortoises are also quite good pets.
Q: my Silesian bass weekly report, but the past few days, he became very mental, which is not now, and limbs are weak, has been hiding in the burrow to sleep, do not eat, drink water. Has been close to the head, a friend told me he is blocking the stomach, but I used to deal with hot bubbles or effective. May I ask is this the case?
A: Cyril Pace Tortoise is wild, after torturing smuggling shipments for a long period of time, coupled with a lot of pollution in the wild, so this situation is ever certain. However, due to constant attempts to feed it, it is usually soaked daily, twice a day at least, experts say. Anorexia problems, please first try to feed it for a while, pull a needle or syringe inserted in the water to soak the turtle feed, open its mouth into the syringe, then feed to promote within the last of its gullet, its mouth covered by hand until you see it devouring to the release before taking action. Note:
(1) First straighten its whole head a little deeper into the syringe to make sure that there is access to the esophagus, mouth and nose are connected in the runway to avoid food, blockage and choking.
(2) When feeding can not be too fast too rough, for one thing, afraid of choking reflux liquid food into the nose, and secondly, the action is too easy to be frightened or even hurt.
(3) after the feeding is completed, first to make up its mouth, head up to ensure complete swallowing, so as not to choke when spitting. After feeding gently put it on the heating pad, do not bother it.
The weather is beginning to turn cool, the morning and evening must pay attention to keep warm (pay attention to the water temperature is not lower than 26 degrees. About 28-32 degrees Celsius temperature) (when the turtle is sick, 8-10 hours in the morning I use fluorescent night I use a night light and check the temperature with a thermometer inside the water). Try to keep the turtle warm bubble bath (body temperature, i.e. slightly warm to the touch), the water should not be too deep, do not be afraid of your turtle's strength to lift its head, about 20-30 minutes at a time. If pneumonia is contagious because, his isolation (but may be used to it, so the environment should be similar)
Q: Sucada eardrum swelling may ask, why?
A: Bacterial infection, he can be removed after moving a knife ripe.
Q: Recently bought a small Sue, initially will eat leaves and grass turtle feed, but these days, they are nothing more than eat, please advise? Also, I heard that the ZOO-MED Reptile Ecology Light 5.0, is only on for half an hour or so, per day, and if more than that will cause the turtle to go blind, is that true? I am currently using the Arcadia Reptile Ecology Light and am on for the full eight hours per day, is this correct?
A: Ambient temperature, correct? Is he unwell? Any intestinal parasites? Living environment, right? Jean, etc., may have something to do with this. Using photos for the blind heard reptiles with UV lamps have problems, but heard someone disinfected with UV lamps, the result of animal blindness! Zoo - Mediterranean lights ah, because there is no time to go to certain requirements. More to the point is the number of turtles received, because it is related to the lamp power, time, distance and other factors. If you only need to add use, usually for 8 hours is acceptable. The premise is not to use a large wattage oh off!
Q: Why turtles will be edema?
A: Many causes of edema, such as bad kidney problems, electrolyte disorders, heart problems, circulation, low blood albumin, infections, fat (often mistaken for edema) and so on and so forth.
Q: I've always had doubts when the turtle loss of appetite, in the end is to increase or decrease the number of baths in the construction of baths in the construction of the number of people who want to increase the number of nudibranchs ...... Bathing in construction ..... Because well ... Let him excrete natural appetite stimulate intestinal peristalsis recovery ..... Nowadays people ... The right ... Or reduce the number of baths in construction ... ... Exactly what kind of ah ....... Also ..... Do ..... Must use warm water bath or weather conditions can be set ah .......
A: This is not true because it depends on how you keep the turtle breeding, water turtles, zebra turtles, terrapins are different. There are many reasons for loss of appetite, I'll give you an example, if he's doing it because of dehydration or UTI, more water will help. But if he is due to a skin infection, more water damage will further worsen the situation. If the water turtles or tortoises, because ze is not clean water, dirty water can only be more soaking bad. The temperature of the bath water and the ambient temperature is basically no big change, and the weather has nothing to do, you have to pay attention to is not the gap between the ambient temperature and the time of his life more than 23 degrees, or fear that something will go wrong.
Q: my small Brazilian, ranging from 4 cm 6 cm, just now is off lin each piece, the smallest one's eyes are swollen can not be, now many days did not eat, up to the most in its shell. Also found that there is a little white stuff that can be scrubbed with a brush, but the wet water is gone, it is difficult to dissolve it? Now see the little turtle refuses to eat, even if its mouth before, not open mouth, eyes not now open, only the mouth does not
one even later it
open:! The most susceptible to infection, you have to do a few things, the first thing to change the water diligently, but keep a constant temperature of about 28-30 degrees, add water with the right amount of disinfectant (go to the aquarium to buy, not to buy the wrong or wrong soaking concentration). The most effective way is to put a doctor's injection, along with the treatment of internal and external results will be better. There are problems being isolated turtles, but I'm worried about up to 4 cm turtles are too small and poor resistance to say.
Q: My little star soft shell, seems to save my edema help quickly
A! Oops, that sounds bad to say. Soft shell, then to supplement with calcium, vitamin D3 and UV light, but I'm afraid it's too late. Edema, then it should be that his immune system is weak, leading to this secondary bacterial infection is caused by a chronic cause, quick doctor's bar! Do not delay too long.
Q: My little Su raised more than four months, that is, two or three days without eating or drinking suddenly, to see if it is no strength to walk, swaying, eyes closed tightly, good like death! Before all live well, why suddenly become so? The environment of the feeding box did not change, about 32, humidity about 50 temperature, ecological UVA / B bulb timer can also be used in a full eight hours a day, occasionally look at the sun under the sun, the food did not change, a dish + T-REX tortoise feed, but at the same time to maintain a small star (with a small Sujan in the together), but live well.
A: his presence defecation? What about soft or hard shell? Have hands and feet without dehydration or edema? Because, if this is a sudden change. I'm a little worried about the body, it's safer to bring a doctor to check.
Q: I didn't help my red-eared turtles by installing something insulated and changing the water to help them a little bit in the hope that they would be happy to order warm water only when. But strange! Turtles in warm water, but not active, but also immediately fall asleep, is it too comfortable? Tortoises are more lively on cold or hot days or not? And should we install insulated turtles for turtles or not? In addition, turtles still need exercise? Sometimes I'll take them out and let them crawl around and exercise and be strong.
A: For better insulation, installing a water heater is not recommended, hot air is better. I think it should be, when you change the temperature of the water too much, so the turtles struggle, instead of being happier, is not it? If the turtle is happier in cold or hot days? It depends on the species of the turtle, tropical turtles are not too cool for cold water I guess! Gym class ah!
Q: My home in the winter without sunlight, I have to go to work every day with the love of turtles, and at lunch time, so that the grass turtles (Sucada 12 cm) to enjoy the love of sunbathing, so it will hamper its growth, or there are other undesirable effects to do
A:? Remember that there is a website that focuses on improving the environment to raise turtles regardless of what pets are kept, often converting its own to speak of their rearing environment, there are adaptations o is best to give the turtle a stable environment, do not go too much to harass him, there are still some problems or else he will become very nervous, they may not give you something to eat sunlight is very important if the environment does not allow it, in fact, it does not mean that we have to be sunbathing every day to the sun, but of course there is the best chance for solar drying ... As for the sun for a few minutes, ask the doctor for his opinion at the end of the fall, the doctor said that if exposed to direct sunlight, it is likely to be enough, as long as it can be ten minutes a day, and if not direct but diffuse, it may take half an hour depending on the situation, in fact, you can buy a reptile to use the ultraviolet tubes, which are usually available indoors until the weather conditions permit, or if you have the time, and then in the sun Catching turtles outside makes the environment less stable, as it is better not to lo... Tortoises are environmentally stable and animal consciousness has a greater need to take it out all the way to the UK waves, it will cause stress and lead to anorexia, even the birthing process is due to stress and a lot of diarrhea or also easy to urinate, it is winter now, it receives to cold and hot temperature change band sells erratically, it will be very easy to catch a cold and even will turn into an acute pneumonia, not ----- PS:. If you take it to the grass outside the sun, be careful, because this move, as if the protection of animal display of public display, is illegal, about half a year ago the gentleman, with a kind of parrot to save out of the "skulking bird", not only the parrot confiscated, he had to eat jail, please do not feel
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Q: Dr. Qiu, is there another doctor Taipei snapper to see it?
A: I know there was a NTU physician before the reptile vet, but I heard that he has since gone to the zoo, you can call NTU Hospital first, ask to see the animal and ask them to let you know if there are any other animal hospitals that accept reptile clinics. The Beitou Bay Aquarium also has reptiles that seem to see a doctor, so you could try that.
Q: BEN my leopard tortoise (carapace 13cm) has been more likely to eat up... Although still below the size of the smaller sukada (10 cm) have defecated say oh ..... A whole month ...... This is really messing with me ........ 6__6
Worried he won't eat it everyday... I've been eating my on his own kind of grass, aloe, cactus, wheatgrass, alfalfa says ...... Oh .... My senior leopard also quite loves carrots, pumpkin oh... What kind of leopard blanket would your home eat...
I think because of the refusal to eat before the change of environment... Plus the shock caused during transportation is what is known as a general
Book "burning question". ; "StrXXXs", want to know the original, such as the next correct bar .... I forgot the correct spelling ... There's R.N. ...
So why wild individuals. There is no artificial "well-fed" propagation... "Survival rate" which should be a very important factor like, yeah... He didn't get sick, the environment was right, at the right temperature .... Hey... Is brain damage how not eating .... Oh... The turtle's final long-term health down, and then will go abroad
The result of this struggle two months later, my solution for everyone's reference, please have a similar experience of friends tortoise, feel free to correct me to share.
1 stop performing additional tests ... Done, blood, control will, x-rays, no trauma, no internal and external deworming .... Basically he is healthy .... So please don't mess with him, the more nervous the more ground involved, he said .... The more he can't eat
2. No more unnecessary play
He's scared.... Turtle, stop picking up the play, and this time he needs a quiet resting environment undisturbed to adapt to the new environment
3. build a family to have a hide
Let him feel like a place to hide, think if you take the great hope of the new space, you'll be very nervous if it ... When people feel uneasy in an open space, animals need to "burrow" this is natural
4. Trying to get him to live in a social life, in the wild the leopard tortoises have always lived in groups, watching the other tortoises are eating, Bunsen will strengthen his appetite with a sense of security.
5. Enough temperature
Increase the temperature, on the one hand, is to allow the turtle to relax tight nerves, while speeding up its metabolism
Stimulate him to eat more to avoid the time of this situation ... Getting sick with a cold
6. Patience
Like it ......... Wait for him to eat, etc. ........ You can only observe in secret, don't bother him oh...
Hope also refused to eat the turtle reason Gui help
A: my leopard tortoise regarded as belonging to the 17 cm slightly shy type, but still can eat, eat anything but the cactus you said. Aloe Vera. Alfalfa and forage, I just haven't fed it yet, try again another day is a long time ago ------ leopard tortoise heard. Radiated Tortoises, are tortoises suitable for group living species, tortoises are just starting out, after a few days of insect quarantine, the "old bird" band will be a good help, but make sure not to be bullied by the "patriarchs" wild tortoises really want to spend more on snacks, aside from the other problems they are adapting to! Artificial light places, how to give it a sense of security, so that they have returned to the feeling of "home", put a little thought is necessary ------- Burmese Star 4 a few years ago, I just started, exactly half a month bored, because at that time no one raised before, I have always thought that the Burmese Star is difficult to raise, in order to it, I can only stand more than one, and every day to take the binoculars to do a long! Scope observation, occasionally eat a small bite, but also secretly meow me with his eyes, a little bit, as long as it later figured out a (perhaps my persistence touched it) surprised role, slowly recovering the Burma Star "quality", and now here is my supreme, not Bisukada destructive activities and poor diet Dorado with student eggs also! Comparison (8),----- fortunately did not give up
Wildlife Protection Article 16 of this law: [protected species, shall not serve as a captive ... -----], but the relevant regulations do not have clear penalties, and the selection of Mr. I Lixiong I have studied the issue, and even a full-text search of the "Wildlife Protection Act", ---- they do not relate to the sale and display of public display. Currently there is no penalty responsibility to follow, but if you go out to participate in gatherings with tortoises, so has been illegal, please think twice ------ as the content of the penalty I forget, must check.
Concept file of terrapins are attractive are:
1 Lifespan: up to decades hundreds of years are generally far more than the average pet {some species. }
2 Ease of management: {Today, most people are very busy tortoises do not require you to spend much time caring for it {but if there is more time with it for the better .....}
> 3 Food easy to prepare: {The omnivorous mostly vegetarian species did not kill just a few.} When
So, when you understand the basic bottom-feeding methods, see if there are thousands like individuals. Don't be impulsive ...... Ask yourself three times repeatedly: would like to take care of it for the rest of its life or buy resell it for profit after how much time, if it is the former - then congratulations, because you already have a turtle owner supreme time? Condition, if it is the latter. Then you go back and think about why they don't qualify ........
To hide Chaucer's forest turtles,
Sorry, land turtles, I have a different opinion:
1 point of life: it depends on how generally supported, while raising the cinnamon (which requires the accumulation of a certain amount of experience), most of which employs handmade a lot of turtles, and even mine. Recognized and well-known foreign breeders, again a long time to lose some of them, this is because like the square turtle there are thousands of hundreds of diseases, there are too many unknown or incurable diseases. Early care, unless it improves the artificially bred individual, the average tortoise does not live very long. Due to their longevity there is nothing more than what is possible after proper veterinary deworming, proper habits and awareness raising, and strict zones. Turtle ignorance does not seek scientific farming, never long life
2 management: water turtles tortoises although not much feces, but their feces and food scraps, still regularly cleaned. Individuals raising their feces is a burden for pet owners... The Succada terrapin is the most common example... That's why it is kept large (over 30 centimeters) and it is usually contained. It is common in the market to get rid of ants species defecating tortoises, no smaller than dogs and cats the same size
3 Food:! Turtles prepare food, scholars are still debating just put endless doubts. Some leaves eat it, it will become too soft shell disease ... Given artificial additives, it will also grow pyramids and short life (liver, kidney failure ...) . Feel free to Yang Yang, do not even think about it, anyway, had a group buy, the exact meaning of the business, but to seriously improve, we have to work a little.
How, in Taiwan can only support a few Gui Sukada without "pyramid"? Turtle reptile enthusiasts are by no means the first test of the species, which not only cost a lot, the attrition rate is high, they can not communicate with blatant reproduction who want to maintain knowledge in this area of discount liquidity deficiencies, or the dependents should do.
To hide the whooping forest turtle and Peter two predecessors, also let me express my personal opinion:
(1) Wide, the turtle's "destiny" really as long as the cryptozoic forest turtle brother said, then one or two hundred years long, as short as a couple of decades, but certain types due to a variety of known and unknown factors, easy to cause the premature death of sea turtles. Premature death of the turtle. Sudden death of the case, it is like Peter said, turtles and people, even if you how much will improve, and good equipment, it is difficult to avoid the loss of some turtles, I sacrificed the male Burmese star to some extent, a friend helped me to the hospital Congolese autopsy because of "heart disease, they are like people see a variety of possible diseases.
(2) Pet management, turtles, unlike dogs and cats interact with humans at a high level, but it does not growl. Sticky. Bites things, destroys objects, even beats ------ but it is too cold for fear. Fear of being too wet. Fear of too dry, defecation (this point can not be the same as dogs and cats can be trained), will eat their own feces, better expression of pain than dogs and cats come to a direct understanding, therefore, it is good management is also that it is difficult to manage is right, with varying degrees of difficulty in the management of the general pet to recognize, but the same there is a gamble on the effort. (3) The part of the food is also considered
The turtle thing is almost all vegetarian (only a few species of turtles plus meat or fish), eliminating most people kill scruples, which is really easy if you only keep a small turtle, every day my mom cooks a little bit of Federal Reserve lettuce to catch enough, but technically speaking, because the plant foods are low in calories and nutrients, so you have to supplement the other. Vitamins calcium phosphorus but most will be supplemented with other concurrent illnesses, vegetable pesticide problems, other pets like dogs and cats can be fed a single diet which is really much simpler than
Q Turtle: really big turtles small turtles will bully you? The excessive differences between the individual words of the. Does it cause because of nervousness and lack of appetite only small turtles? Also, I took the star tortoise and grew up in the USSR and yellow head