The ratio of turtle soaking in glucose

Nowadays, many people keep turtles as pets. These little guys don’t usually like to move, so they seem very easy to raise. However, it is quite difficult to raise a turtle well. Sometimes when a turtle refuses to eat or is sick, it is necessary to soak some glucose to supplement the turtle's nutrition. So, what is the ratio of glucose for turtles to soak? Let’s take a look below.

Soaking in glucose water is generally a method used when turtles are recovering from a serious illness after surgery or drug treatment.

The ratio of glucose powder to water is generally 1 gram of glucose powder to 20-30 milliliters of water. About 20 grams of glucose powder can be added to 500 milliliters of water. The water can be boiled water or tap water that has been exposed to the sun for 8 hours.

If you want your turtle to drink water, you must first make it thirsty. You can dry-keep the turtle for 6-10 hours and then put it in glucose water. Because there is a difference between the dry-keep temperature and the water temperature, a large temperature difference will cause the turtle to catch a cold, so pay attention to the room temperature and water temperature. It is best to use a small container for the turtle to drink water. The container can be the lid of a can or the lid of a mooncake tin box. The effect should be that the turtle's mouth can be submerged in the water after it stretches its head.

In addition, glucose water is easy to deteriorate from May to October. If used during this period, it is recommended to mix it before use each time.

Wrong way to deal with a sick turtle

Mistake 1: Putting the fish under the sun at noon to dry it, then putting it in the water, the temperature difference is too great, which directly leads to pneumonia

Mistake 2: Pick it up and play with it from time to time. It is not a toy, so do not touch it randomly. The turtle will become nervous and struggle, which may cause great harm and worsen the condition.

Mistake three: Force-feeding during illness. Don’t worry that the child will starve to death. He will not die from starvation in two or three weeks. Never do this. Your kindness will turn into harm to others.

Mistake 4: Misuse of medication! ! ! I looked up various methods online, such as cephalosporin, turtle protection liquid, oxytetracycline, and gentamicin. In fact, they have great side effects and can cause critical damage to the turtle! ! ! Don't use medicine blindly if you don't understand

Mistake 5: Putting in deep water during illness. It will struggle desperately, and in serious cases it will even cry. It is so miserable. After seeing it once, I never put a sick animal in deep water again!