1. Rotten skin and rotten carapace

Symptoms: The carapace of the snapping turtle is inflamed, tissue necrosis, the affected part is eroded and ulcerated, and the surface color is grayish white or yellow. In severe cases, the carapace falls off, and the muscles and bones are exposed.

Treatment: Remove the lesions from the affected area and apply anti-inflammatory and muscle-building ointments such as iodophor or erythromycin ointment.

2. Abnormal defecation

Symptoms: snapping turtles Loose stools with mucus or pus and blood. Those who are in good condition and mildly ill can recover slowly, and those who are seriously ill can die if they are not detected and taken in time.

Treatment: Norfloxacin 50mg/L soaking, no feeding during this period.