It is not recommended to choose turtles with trauma or soft armor that cannot sink to the bottom or float sideways quickly when put in water. Turtles with plump skin are generally healthier. It is best not to choose thin turtles as their survival rate is almost zero.

Carefully select the best ones One, put it in a prepared container and raise it with prepared old water (dried tap water). No feeding is needed for the first 3 days. When you find it stretching its neck and swimming slowly with its head lowered under the water (as if smelling food) At this time, you can put the prepared beef, shrimps or blanched loach segments in the water. Remember not to put them in front of it, because it will easily scare it. Only by letting it look for food can it achieve this goal. Best results. When it starts eating, don't feed it too much, just start eating. After two days, gradually increase the food intake, then measure it regularly and carefully observe its excretion. If it only eats but doesn't poop, don't feed it anymore. It means that the food it has eaten has not been fully digested and is stored in the stomach. At this time, you need to check whether the temperature is too low or the food itself is not easy to digest.

How to dry the nails of a Malayan snail-eater

Feeding a Malayan snail-eater Snail turtles need a certain land location because they love to bask in the sun. Because basking in the sun is a good way for them to protect their tortoise shells. They usually crawl to land at night, so the land environment, such as temperature and air temperature, should be similar to the general environment in the water, and the deviation should not be too large. Inexperienced owners often tend to ignore these, which can eventually lead to turtles suffering from pneumonia.

When conducting water quality management, you must use old water at first, and then slowly add some new water. Finally, tap water will be used completely. This stage will take about 1 to 2 months. In addition, if it is found that the turtle has rotten armor, especially the plastron, do not use a needle to pick out the dirt at this time. Finally, it is extremely dangerous to boil it with hydrogen peroxide and then dry it. In fact, the reason why they have rotten nails often comes from the inside out. To put it simply, it is like being acclimatized. If the wound is damaged, it will undoubtedly aggravate the condition. The treatment will also depend on the specific situation. If some of the carapace peels off during transportation, you can apply chlortetracycline. When spending the night on land, it must be kept warm, especially in winter. Put it back into the water the next day and let it recover slowly. Do not peel off the skin directly with your hands. Finally, the wound slowly turns black and hard until it heals.