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Chelonian diseases and Cure ( common diseases of pet turtles and tortoises)

After writing my previous posts on various pet turtle species I came across many people asking about common turtle diseases so here is a list of common pet turtle diseases and how you can cure and prevent them. I can’t emphasize more the importance of a variety in diet and Water hygiene and quality for a turtle, this alone can prevent most of the illnesses for your loving pets. So try to provide your turtle with a variety of diet and clean water and research more and more and share your experiences so that all may learn from them The common diseases of turtles include: 1.     Vitamin A deficiency 2.       Calcium Deficiency ( metabolic bone disease) 3.        Respiratory disease 4.       Abscesses 5.        Shell infections, Shell rot and injuries 6.        Fracture of shell 7.       Parasites 8.        Eye infection/ swollen eyelids 9       Shedding of skin/scutes or retained scutes Now we will take a look at each of these in some detail. 1.         Vitamin