Tortoise malnutrition often leads to growth retardation, eye diseases, rickets, decreased reproductive rate and other adverse symptoms. Malnutrition of turtles is very harmful to them, so pet owners should pay attention to maintaining the nutritional balance of turtles. The common causes of malnutrition in turtles are: the pet owner feeds the turtle with a single bait for a long time, and the turtle's body lacks vitamins and calcium elements or sunlight.

Second, turtle nutrition is malnourished due to improper feeding methods.

1, directly feed small marine fish.

We know that small fish and shrimp are very suitable food for turtles, but this does not include marine fish. Many pet owners buy small marine fish in the seafood market for convenience, and feed them to turtles without treatment. But this feeding method is wrong, because turtles can't eat salty food, and small sea fish live in seawater, and the salt in their bodies is much higher than that of river fish. If they are fed too much sea fish, it will easily increase the burden on their kidneys and seriously damage their health.

2, long-term use of low-cost three no feed feeding.

If pet owners don't pay attention to selecting high-quality feed for turtles, and feed turtles with three no-nutrients for a long time, it is likely to cause malnutrition, malnutrition, dry eyes and other problems, and even indigestion and even poisoning. Therefore, it is suggested that pet owners should pay more attention when choosing feed for turtles, listen to other people's opinions and not blindly save money.

3, do not pay attention to control the feeding amount

When some pet owners breed turtles, they always feed them as much as they can. This feeding method is also wrong, so long-term overfeeding will easily lead to the rapid growth and development of turtles, indigestion symptoms and even lead to the death of turtles. Pets mainly know that it is not easy for wild turtles to find food. They are not suitable for such overeating, and should be fed with proper amount of feed according to their weight. In addition, the feed for turtles should not be too single, so they should be fed different kinds of food to ensure the balanced nutrition of turtles, and at the same time, it can increase their appetite and prevent turtles from being tired of feed and unwilling to eat.

4. Use dried shrimps as the staple food of turtles.

All pet owners who have owned turtles should know that turtles like to eat dried shrimps and dried shrimps. Feeding turtles with proper amount of dried shrimps and dried shrimps can really help them supplement some nutrients, but it is absolutely impossible to use dried shrimps and dried shrimps as the main food of turtles. Shrimp skin and dried shrimp can only be used as a snack for turtles, and the turtle's staple food should also be a comprehensive and nutritious feed, which is the most beneficial way for turtles.

The above is Dr. Paw Paw's introduction to the symptoms and causes of malnutrition in turtles. I hope that pet owners will pay attention to feeding turtles reasonably at ordinary times and focus on maintaining the nutritional balance of turtles.