CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Will alligator snapping turtles die from parasites?

No, especially wild snapping turtles. They have parasites. Generally speaking, the parasites attached to them are generally divided into two categories. The first category is parasitic ticks, which can be seen by the naked eye, so once seen, the owner can help them eliminate them. This kind of insects often appear in their armpits, crotch and other parts.

You can do a good job of deworming and feed the newly introduced turtles with deworming medicine. For example, enterocolitica. In addition to enterocolitica, you can also use raw pumpkin seeds, with or without the skin. Three or five seeds are enough at a time, and they need to be used repeatedly for a long time. It is worth noting that pumpkin seeds only work on roundworms, and other internal parasites cannot be killed by pumpkin seeds.

It won't die, but it will need treatment. Alligator snapping turtles are one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world and the largest freshwater turtle in North America, mainly living in the waters of the southern United States. They can stay submerged for up to 3 hours. Female turtles only come to land when they are nesting. Alligator snapping turtles are carnivorous opportunists and will also eat carrion. In northern states, such as Michigan, young turtles will even eat plants. They usually do this when food is scarce or in the summer. When they mature, they become omnivorous and do not pose a threat to the number of fish. However, when alligator snapping turtles reproduce to a certain extent, they will pose a threat to the ecosystem of local rivers.

If not treated in time, it will die. The parasites multiply in large numbers, causing the alligator snapping turtle to be restricted in its activities and then slowly die.

If a crocodile is infected with coccidiosis, the mortality rate is very high.