I can't tell if my mud turtle Jacques is dead or not.
I stuck a pothos plant in her tank a couple of weeks ago and it has been growing like crazy with lots of leaves and ROOTS. She likes to hang out in the roots and rest on them. I didn't think they'd be any problem.
I did a 50% water change on her tank yesterday and the water was a little higher than usual.
This morning I found her sitting under her basking platform with her head stretched up- she often sits this way.
Then I noticed that she was surrounded by thick pothos roots and the water went all the way up to the bottom of the basking platform. I wondered if she was trapped, so I pulled out her basking platform.
SHE SAT THERE STIFFLY AND JUST SLOWLY ROLLED OVER ONTO HER BACK.
I GRABBED HER UP AND SHE WAS TOTALLY LIMP.
I jiggled her gently upside down a bunch of times and several drops of water seemed to come out.
I pumped her legs to try and do CPR for several minutes.
I just now touched her eye and it stayed shut then opened slowly, so I think she's still alive?
When I tug on a leg it pulls back, but very weakly.
I how have her in dry dock with a lamp on her.
Is there ANYTHING else I can do (obviously I'm getting rid of pothos as soon as I finish this note and will dip out a bunch of her water.)
@Yvonne G @Markw84 @cdmay @Anthony P @Tidgy's Dad There are other turtle people I want to get in here but I'm too panicked to think straight.
I stuck a pothos plant in her tank a couple of weeks ago and it has been growing like crazy with lots of leaves and ROOTS. She likes to hang out in the roots and rest on them. I didn't think they'd be any problem.
I did a 50% water change on her tank yesterday and the water was a little higher than usual.
This morning I found her sitting under her basking platform with her head stretched up- she often sits this way.
Then I noticed that she was surrounded by thick pothos roots and the water went all the way up to the bottom of the basking platform. I wondered if she was trapped, so I pulled out her basking platform.
SHE SAT THERE STIFFLY AND JUST SLOWLY ROLLED OVER ONTO HER BACK.
I GRABBED HER UP AND SHE WAS TOTALLY LIMP.
I jiggled her gently upside down a bunch of times and several drops of water seemed to come out.
I pumped her legs to try and do CPR for several minutes.
I just now touched her eye and it stayed shut then opened slowly, so I think she's still alive?
When I tug on a leg it pulls back, but very weakly.
I how have her in dry dock with a lamp on her.
Is there ANYTHING else I can do (obviously I'm getting rid of pothos as soon as I finish this note and will dip out a bunch of her water.)
@Yvonne G @Markw84 @cdmay @Anthony P @Tidgy's Dad There are other turtle people I want to get in here but I'm too panicked to think straight.