1. Gastroenteritis: Gastroenteritis is more common in the seasons with large temperature changes. The Mexican gopher tortoise will lose its appetite and lose weight, and the tortoise will loose or jelly-like.

Treatment: For mild gastroenteritis, fasting and warming can be used to allow the Mexican gopher tortoise to empty the body of toxins and recover on its own. Severe Mexican gopher tortoise requires oral metronidazole, tinidazole and other medicines, and supplements with multivitamins and lactobacillus tablets.

2. Carrot: Carrot disease is a problem for Mexican gopher tortoise Said to be one of the most common diseases.

Therapeutic method: mild carrion can make the Mexican gopher tortoise heal itself by strengthening the light and improving the water quality. For more serious rotten nails, all loose and rotten dead nails need to be removed manually, then cleaned and disinfected with hydrogen peroxide, and then coated with potassium permanganate powder. If it has reached the level of severe decay and odor, it needs to be injected with antibiotics for treatment.