No turtle #2 is doing well and eating after only 2 so I held off on the third shot today. Today was the second shot for turtle 3. So I'm hoping to see some improvement soon. Vet said all turtles respond differently though.did turtle #2 get a 3rd shot ?
If they are in the basement, perhaps they are breathing in mold spores that are making them sick. So sorry for your loss.I don't know what's going on here and I need some advice from someone with more experience. I recently bought a new turtle a little more than a month ago. I quarantined her from my other turtles and was planning to quarantine for at least month. She was in a tub in the basement with my pond a few feet away from the pond. She was acting fine for a few weeks but then stopped eating, started sleeping on the basking area all day, and opening her mouth a lot. I took her to the vet where they diagnosed her with a severe RI. She was given an antibiotic injection of baytril and I was suppose to return for a second in 2 days. Sadly she passed away that night. Then as of a few days ago one of the turtles in my pond starting presenting the same symptoms. I immediately quarantined her and took her to the vet. Same diagnosis RI, and given Baytril injection. She seems to be doing ok now, still quarantined. However yesterday I noticed ANOTHER one of my turtles in the pond was not eating and tonight when I got home, same thing sleeping on the basking area, and what appears to be gasping for air. I don't understand how this is happening. The new turtle that past away had no contact whatsoever with the pond or other turtles and I washed my hands Everytime I touched her or her water. I don't know what to do and I'm freaking out I don't want to lose anymore of my turtles. Am I missing something? Any advice as to what I should do? Should I separate all my turtles from each other, quarantine everyone? Do a water change on the pond? Could something in my husbandry be causing this? Any and all advice would be much appreciated. Oh ya and these are sliders and a Cooter I'm talking about. The Cooter is the one that started acting sick today. Sorry for the long post.
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Yes, the one that's still sick in the picture is Spud, the rest are Speedy, Spike, Snap, Sheldon, and Moe. Moe is the other one recovering. The one that past away was named Sunny.do you have names for your turtles?
I definitely think she on her way. She's awake a lot more. Her eyes aren't as puffy anymore. I'll just feel better once she starts eating again.she looks good …..
Moe is pretty much back to her normal self, eating normally and acting just fine. Spud seems a little more active and reactive, but still not eating and basking a lot more than normal. I've also noticed in the past few days she's not using her back legs much. I think that's possibly because they hurt from the shots. At least I hope that's what it is.How are Spud and Moe today?
Do you think that be a good idea considering how fast this seemed to spread initially? I'd be really worried to try that. I've got a heater in her quarantine tub set at 84 degrees. Keeping the basking spot, where she's spending the majority of her time at about 92. I'm going to give it a few more days and if there's no improvement I'm going to take her to vet again. Maybe a different vet this time.keep her water 80-85 degrees ….. shots should really be in the front legs , the back legs is ok for some drugs and not ok for others , most vets I've known just use the front as a matter of practice ……. baytril will hurt initially for a short period of time , shouldn't hurt the next day ……… i'd put her back in her normal environment leave her go for a few days , keep her warm , see if she gets back to normal , if not i'd try a different antibiotic ……….. I've treated many sick turtles within a group without ever pulling them out ………..
Thank you TammyFollowing this and hoping for the best for you and the turtles.