I believe that many people have had the experience of raising small tortoises. In the end, many small turtles died due to various reasons such as illness. The most common one is due to white eye disease. Yes, the tortoise's eyes suddenly turned white, it didn't eat much, and it died shortly after. Turtle white eye disease is the name of the disease, which is characterized by inflammation and congestion of the eyes of the sick turtle, and the eyes are swollen. The cornea and nasal mucosa erode due to inflammation. The outside of the eyeball is covered with white secretions and cannot be opened.

Turtle white eye treatment

Treatment for sick turtles, available Antibiotic eye drops or ointment, applied to the affected area 1 to 2 times a day. At the same time, inject penicillin, the dosage is 40,000 to 50,000 international units per kilogram of turtle body, once a day for 2 to 3 days. If the number of sick turtles is large, one or two antibiotics (500,000 to 1,000,000 international units per liter) can be used to dissolve in water, and soak the turtle body for 30 to 60 minutes, several times a day, until it recovers. For turtles with mild symptoms (the eyes can still be opened), they can be soaked in nitrofurazone or furazolidone solution with a concentration of 30 mg per liter for 40 minutes for 3 to 5 consecutive days. For turtles with severe disease (the eyes cannot be opened), first remove the white matter and necrotic epidermis in the eyes, then immerse the sick turtle in a solution containing vitamin B and oxytetracycline, and put 0.5 tablets of oxytetracycline in every 500g of water. , 2 vitamin B tablets. If treating green-haired turtles, apply furazolidone to the eyes and not soak the whole body.

Prevention of tortoise white eye disease

Tortoise white eye disease, one is to strengthen feeding management and keep water clean. When the weather is hot, the water should be changed after feeding, so as to avoid food spoilage and water pollution, and regular and appropriate application of bleaching powder or quicklime to improve water quality and disinfection of water bodies to create a good environment suitable for their healthy growth. The utensils for raising turtles should be disinfected. For example, glass tanks should be soaked in 10% salt water for 30 minutes, and then rinsed with water before raising turtles. The second is to feed animal livers and other concentrated feeds that turtles like to eat during the season of tortoises to increase nutrition, enhance resistance and reduce the occurrence of diseases.