Based on some common sense and skills I have summarized in the breeding of turtle seedlings over the years, I will earnestly learn from the advanced technology of all turtle friends, and talk about some matters that all turtle friends should pay attention to in breeding seedlings, for reference only.
1. Seedling selection is the key
Usually Under these circumstances, Baijia Miao carries many germs and is prone to problems. Children born to young species of turtles have low disease resistance. Therefore, the child born of the old turtle is selected as the best choice. It is also necessary to find out whether it is naturally hatched or heated, and the former has strong disease resistance.
2. Temperature difference
The temperature of the new water is about one degree higher than the old water. Cold, these are to be aware of. For beginners, it is recommended to keep warm for the first year, and keep warm for the second year. Beginners should not go to the superstition to spend the winter naturally, otherwise it will pay a heavy price.
There are many heating methods, I recommend using the air heating method, the heating will be more uniform and the safety factor will be high (reduce the risk of Baogui soup). It is recommended to use two thermostats in series in series. Excessive temperature difference is the main cause of colds, pay special attention.
3. Disinfection
There are also many disinfection methods. For turtle seedlings, a milder disinfection method should be used. I recommend the first choice of povidone-iodine solution. It is recommended to use multiple disinfection methods interchangeably, such as: povidone-iodine, povidone-iodine, yellow powder (piracillin powder) ...... and so on. It is better to use potassium permanganate (the cheapest price) when the turtle is older, and the soaking time should be shorter even if it is used. (I only disinfected with potassium permanganate after 4 months) The frequency of disinfection is about once a week, once a half hour is enough.
4. Prevention
Prevention of gastroenteritis: give oxytetracycline in food once a month (my portion is food for 50 turtle hatchlings once a month) Give two capsules); if you have more money, give some lifeline to stomach and stomach.
To prevent colds: soak soluble VC powder once a month (I use gold activated VC powder)
Prevent vitamin deficiency: add multi-vitamin powder twice a month (for veterinary use only Yes, and it's cheap)
To reduce fire: make Guangdong herbal tea once a month, or mix it with feed (recommended ingredients: Radix isatidis, Andrographis paniculata, fishxystoma; veterinary pharmacy Selling with compound ingredients, Beast brand, 2 yuan a pack)
5. Food
Change to fish sauce+ after feeding red worms for the first 40 days Fish meal-based food is eaten at first, and gradually becomes two meals. In a word, eat less is better, don't try to promote it. It is basic common sense to avoid diarrhea when the food is fresh. Fish is easy to spoil. If you buy it at one time and use it multiple times, it must be frozen in the freezer. Discard the food that cannot be eaten for a long time. Don't be too stingy. Frozen food is thawed to room temperature before feeding. If it is not too troublesome, juice the carrots on the whole, and mix the residue and water into the food, you will get richer cellulose and vitamins, which is simple and easy to do. If you want an appetizer for turtles, order hawthorn water and kelp water bubbles on the whole (this is more troublesome, I only do it once, I can't judge the effect, the method I heard)
6. Water quality management
It is recommended to change the water twice a day at the hatchling stage. Immediately after changing the water, add two caps of EM water (probiotics) before giving food (I don't have time to change the water after eating, it seems that everywhere recommends changing the water after eating, pull it down)
7. Check frequently If there are signs, it must be dealt with, and it cannot be dealt with until the disease is terminally ill. This cannot be finished in one or two sentences, and requires experience to accumulate.
The deformed tail and foot bite will greatly reduce the price of turtles. Therefore, how to control the quality of life is a deep knowledge. As far as I know, I will share some experiences as follows:
1. Do not eat a single food to prevent vitamin deficiency
One of the reasons for tail biting is the lack of a certain vitamin, occasionally give it to the liver, occasionally Adding a little multi-dimensional powder is the easy way to do it. Fish sauce (fish meat) is a food that must be used regularly, and feeding only feed may lead to vitamin deficiency. Nutrient deficiencies may also cause the tip of the tail to snap off (wither).
2. The density should not be too large, and the size should be divided into plates.
If the density is high, it is easy to fight each other and cause bites. High density and lack of space for movement, thus lack of movement, increase the risk of K-type. When it grows to a certain extent, it needs to be re-raised according to the size. Reason: The small one can't grab the big one, and the water height is the problem.
3. Reasonable water height
The water level should be higher than the turtle's back ridge. Too low water level is not conducive to maintaining body shape. There should be a certain water pressure to promote Rationalized body shape, high water level is prone to drowning accidents.
4. Shading
Tail-biting accidents are easy to occur in strong light. Turtles can forage in dark environments, so don't worry about this.
5. Anti-K type
Conditional sun exposure or UV light supplementation, unconditional calcium powder and cod liver oil (to promote calcium absorption) . Turtles are most likely to appear K-type in the two stages of 3-6. If short-term benefits are not pursued, reducing the amount of feeding can prevent K-type to a certain extent. Also, the density mentioned above should not be too large, so that it has room for movement.
6. Treatment of the disease
This problem is too deep, let’s talk about a few common situations where tail biting and foot biting are found: see red It must be fished out, otherwise it will become shorter and shorter. Apply purple potion to dry it. Seriously on Yunnan Baiyao. Wet the water once a day during the dry period (10 minutes is fine, don't soak the wound too soft). Put it in after the scab has formed (if it is safe, wait for the scab to fall off completely, it seems that there is little patience to wait for it). Found open mouth to breathe: Isolate, soak in cephalosporin. White eyes are found: isolation, complete disinfection, soaking in nitrofurazone (furan ketone can also be used), and applying chlortetracycline eye ointment. Found floating water: It means that you are too careless, Xilin powder bubble, maybe you can save it.