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How to deal with the sickness of the red-crowned leatherback turtle

2021-02-08 / 865 Read

Pneumonia.

Symptoms: The red-crowned leatherback turtle looks sluggish, drifts sideways, and refuses water and food.

Red-crowned

Treatment: give amoxicillin with a small syringe , The water brewed from the powder in the cefradine capsules should be fed two to three times a day. Do not put it into the water immediately after feeding.

Prevention: Do not take the red-crowned leatherback turtle frequently in and out of the water, as it will cause respiratory diseases due to temperature differences. When heating and changing the water in winter, be sure to pour some water out first, put the turtle in and then change the water, remember not to be hot and cold.