Kekewalks
New Member
Hi everyone! Im new here and only happen to find this forum bc my killer of a dog snagged yet another turtle from our yard. Luckily enough, i was able to stop him before he got to the very gushy insides, however shell damage did occur. I hate that this happens but the get in our fenced in backyard and I cant see them, yet my dogs finds them like a magnet.
We dont have an exotic vet, but our local vet helped us apoxy the shell on the following Monday and I had treated the turtle for any infection.
We have it in a nice little setup as it heals. Not sure if it will ever be able to go back into the wild. Still not 100% sure of the species. Almost cetain its a type of box turtle, but unsure of which.
But bc of that reason, weve been very unsuccessful in getting it to eat. It has been drinking water but still refuses to really eat... we are on day 6 since the attack. Any advice or wisdom? These guys are more and more rare to find in the wild and I do feel horrible about my dog causing the harm in the first place. This turtle was found in Georgia.
We dont have an exotic vet, but our local vet helped us apoxy the shell on the following Monday and I had treated the turtle for any infection.
We have it in a nice little setup as it heals. Not sure if it will ever be able to go back into the wild. Still not 100% sure of the species. Almost cetain its a type of box turtle, but unsure of which.
But bc of that reason, weve been very unsuccessful in getting it to eat. It has been drinking water but still refuses to really eat... we are on day 6 since the attack. Any advice or wisdom? These guys are more and more rare to find in the wild and I do feel horrible about my dog causing the harm in the first place. This turtle was found in Georgia.