How to bring the Tortoise to shore to see a doctor?

Bringing the Tortoise to the shore to treat or just leave it under the lake, kill all the red-eared turtles that can protect the Sword Lake Turtle Tool safely, can the Tortoise Tool affect the sacred .? was dissected by scientists to find out the best way to protect the Sword Lake Turtle.

"Catch" Turtle Tool is not easy

Prof. Dr. Dang Huy Huynh, Chairman of Vietnam Zoology Association, said: "When I came out, we only now know that Ho Guom Turtle was injured, but how serious the injury was, but no one yet. While it is still unknown whether it is heavy or light, the best way is to continue to monitor instead of rushing it right to the shore, in fact, compared to many species, turtles are a long-lived, highly resistant species. Moreover, it is now in the winter period, cold, if the turtle is brought up, will the tortoise be able to withstand the harsh weather of the winter? Meanwhile, the Tortoise is living very deep in the water, there is a mud layer with very good heat retention ability ".

Bringing the Tortoise to shore is not easy

Prof. Vo Quy, Chairman of Vietnam Ecology Association, said that it must be considered whether the Tortoise was injured or not before considering treatment options . For small wounds in animals, it will heal itself. Bringing the Tortoise to shore for treatment is a good way, can take the AND pattern to conclude which Turtle Group belongs to, because now only know that it is a new species. If you are injured, you can put some antibiotics into the wound for treatment. People only consider spiritual factors.

However, one problem is that it is not easy to catch the Tortoise . Previously, people used to wade into the lake to catch tools but could not find them. When 6 helpless divers climbed up to the water surface, the Tortoise resurfaced right behind him. In the meantime, it is impossible to use the usual fishing method with specifics.

Prof. Dr. Huynh advised, the best way is to closely monitor, maybe by attaching a chip to monitor the process of the instrument and then consider the "intervention " to bring him ashore.

" In any case, the Tortoise has lived in Sword Lake for hundreds of years, getting used to the living environment there. Putting the Tortoise on the shore, bringing him into a new living environment, more or less, he will be affected ", Prof. Dr. Huynh said.

Don't leave it to nature

Dr. Nguyen Van Sang, a former officer of the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, supported the management to bring him to the shore to treat.

" We cannot surrender to nature, rely on luck, the untreated wound may be worse. The best way is to bring the Tortoise up to take care of it ," Dr. Sang said.

Also according to Dr. Sang, to make sure that the Tortoise Tool is not " surprised " with the new living environment, it is best that we make a big tank nearby, then pump water from the bottom of the lake. up to make sure that the Tortoise Tool is lifted up from the lake surface and still live in the old environment. Water in the lake after being pumped up will be cleaned and disinfected. In cold weather conditions, temperatures are low, scientists can fully use measures to keep the temperature so that Turtle Tools " not cold ". After that, Tortoise will be examined, cared for and treated by doctors to heal.

Dr. Sang said that putting the Tortoise on the shore needs to be carefully calculated, it is difficult to bring him to the shore to jump on the lake. The best way is to regularly monitor. If you see a turtle in the area, you need to release the net, then re-section that section. Then narrow the gap of the net (do the same as we catch fish). That way I hope to bring the Tortoise up.