The cold of leopard turtle may be caused by low temperature, not drying in time in the bath, etc. Symptoms are generally runny nose, and even nose bubbles appear in the nostrils of leopard turtles, which will make a bloated sound when breathing. When the leopard turtle is found to have cold symptoms, it is necessary to isolate the sick turtle first, and then carry out drug treatment to avoid developing into pneumonia.

First, after the treatment of leopard turtle cold 1, timely isolation.

A cold leopard turtle will look listless and have a runny nose than a normal leopard turtle. If leopard turtles are kept in groups, they must be isolated in time after finding sick turtles and fed in a separate environment to prevent colds from being transmitted to other leopard turtles.

Step 2 raise the temperature

Because a slight cold is a disease that can heal itself, leopard turtles don't have to take medicine in a hurry when they have a cold. First, the environment should be heated, preferably to about 20~32 degrees Celsius, and the environment should be ventilated to avoid sultry and humid conditions. The higher the temperature, the more active the leopard turtle will be, and the cold may be cured without treatment. .

Step 3 take a hot bath

If the leopard turtle is found to have a runny nose or even a runny nose bubble, it will be difficult to heal itself if the temperature rises. You can bathe the leopard turtle, and the water temperature is controlled at 35~40 degrees Celsius. You can also add VC effervescent tablets, soak the leopard turtle for about 20 minutes each time, which can enhance the resistance of the leopard turtle, and generally it can be cured after soaking for about three days.

4. Appropriate medication

If the leopard turtle has a serious cold and can't keep his eyes open, you can try to feed some cold medicine containing traditional Chinese medicine, which is more useful for treating turtle disease. It is best to buy special cold medicine for soft-shelled turtle. The cold medicine that people eat may have a bad effect on leopard turtles.

Second, timely treatment to prevent pneumonia leopard turtle cold is a minor illness, but it can not be ignored. If left untreated for a long time, the cold symptoms of leopard turtles will become more and more serious, and even turn into pneumonia. Symptoms are not only runny nose and hard eyes to open, but also difficulty breathing and foaming at the mouth in leisure. Worse, it will cause illness, refusal to eat, and even death.

Keeping leopard turtles should pay attention to controlling the temperature of the environment and bathing them regularly. After taking a bath, we must dry our bodies to avoid catching a cold or catching other diseases. Give them more sunshine at ordinary times, which is very helpful for their growth and disease resistance.