Symptoms and diseases
Here is a list of common symptoms and related diseases. Take this as an indication, and always refer to your veterinarian for an accurate diagnosis.
Nodules or lipomes (tumor abcesses)
Hypovitaminoses (vitamin E), nutritional problems.
Agitation, restlessness
Intestinal bound, constipation, egg retention, intestinal parasites.
Lack of appetite, anorexy
Accompanies almost all fatal states.
Blood in the stools
Intestinal injuries due to a bound; septicemia, amebiasis or other types of intestinal infestations.
Breathing with the mouth open
Colds, pneumonia.
Whistling when breathing
Viral cold inflamation.
Carapace decoloration
Excessive chlorine in water, nutritional problems, hypovitaminosis (vitamin A).
Rachytism, carapace deformations
Hypovitaminosis (vitamin D3), hypocalcemia and lack of phosphorus, lack of enough exposure to direct sun or UV rays, nutritional problems, too small aquarium. Pyramiding.
Scutes falling (Carapace)
Hypovitaminosis (vitamin A). If the turtle is also suffering from decolorations or light spots in the body, suspect a mycoses attack.
Softening of the carapace
Rachitysm.
Spots on the carapace and the skin
Hypovitaminosys (vitamin A), infestation of mycetes.
Things hanging out from the cloaca
Prolapsed penis or intestines.
Constipation
Nutritional problems such as too much dry food, intestinal bound, egg retention.
Diahrrea
Nutritional problems (too acid fruits), intestinal parasites.
Ear swelling
Pus abceses caused by otitis, getting cold.
Eyes leaking pus or tildraps
Viral cold inflamation.
Exhorbited eyes
Hypovitaminosys (vitamin A), bad diet (too fat), infectious conjunctivitis.
Eyelids totally glued together
Comming out of hybernation, colds, a foreign object in the eye, lack of nutrients.
Hemorrages. Generalized but scarce bleeding, red coloring of the skin, extreme lethargy
Septicemia.
Whitish or yellowish spots inside the mouth
Stomatitis, mouth rot (herpes).
Filamentous mucous comming out of the mouth and nose
Colds, viral cold inflamation.
Paralisys (partial or total)
General trauma, falls, septicemia, auricular abceses.
Excessive shedding of the skin
Too much chlorine ine the water.
Swimming backwards after rubbiung head on the shell or getting head constantly inside the shell
Frontal discomfort.
Swimming lopsided
Pneumonia.
Troath swelling
Stomatitis, herpes.
Vomiting
She ate too fast, allergic reaction to a medicine.
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