With a properly conducted hibernation (see the article Organization of hibernation of turtles), turtles quickly return to an active state after turning on the heating, and within a few days they begin to…

One of the most common reasons for turtle owners to visit a veterinarian is the complaint that the turtle has stopped opening its eyes. Often, pets also have swollen eyelids, they constantly rub…

Like any other creature on the planet, the turtle can die. This happens due to illness, improper maintenance, old age. Death from old age is extremely rare, especially when kept at home. Usually,…

Calcium and vitamin D deficiency diseases are the most common problems in captive tortoises. Most often, a variety of diseases affecting mineral metabolism in the body, lack of calcium and vitamin D are…

Increasingly, we have to face that the owners, trying to determine on their own what their turtle got sick, why it is so lethargic and does not eat, come to the diagnosis of…

The first place among all diseases of snakes is occupied by diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and inflammation of the mouth. Among the symptoms of the owner may alert lack of appetite. But,…

If a turtle has settled in your house, then you need to remember that we are responsible for those we have tamed. In order to provide a new pet with comfortable living conditions,…

For many owners, injections to turtles seem to be something unrealistic, and one can often hear the surprise “Are they really given injections too ?!”. Of course, reptiles, and in particular turtles, undergo…

The food that we feed our cold-blooded pets differs from natural food in terms of usefulness in terms of vitamins and microelements. Herbivores get natural grass only in the spring and summer, and…

Every pet owner needs to have at least a minimal set of medicines and consumables on hand, in case they are needed, and there simply will not be time to run and look.…