My dad has 2 baby water turtles i bought him for his bday. A spotted turtle and a western painted. They were doing fine for a while but have both become sick as of late. While the western painted still eats food she seems like her eye is bothering her and she rubs it occasionally with her front foot. At one point she would keep her eyes closed at all times but she has since stopped doing that but her coordination and eye sight still seem to be hindered.
The spotted turtle seems like she might have a respiratory problem. She opens her mouth every once in a while to breathe and she hasn't been eating at all lately unless she is nibbling while he is away. She rarely heads into the water and seems to just want to sit on her basking rock all day. We were given baytrill by the vet and he advised us against injections so we have been trying oral dosing but it is really to get them to ingest. I really have no idea what to do, he cleans the water every day they have access to real sunlight and the temps are perfect but they just seem to be slowly fading
The spotted turtle seems like she might have a respiratory problem. She opens her mouth every once in a while to breathe and she hasn't been eating at all lately unless she is nibbling while he is away. She rarely heads into the water and seems to just want to sit on her basking rock all day. We were given baytrill by the vet and he advised us against injections so we have been trying oral dosing but it is really to get them to ingest. I really have no idea what to do, he cleans the water every day they have access to real sunlight and the temps are perfect but they just seem to be slowly fading