I'm so sorry for your loss. Loosing a pet is one of the hardest things in life. Take comfort knowing that you tried to help. Bubbles knew you cared for her and that's the important thing here. She may have passed, she may have been too far along in her illness to be helped, but she knew in the...
Yeah, the conditions she was being kept in were horrible. That's actually why we bought her, we knew that was no way to keep a turtle. We've had her for about 3 weeks and she seems to be doing great, but I'm still worried about the black areas. Thanks for the input.
Thanks Yvonne.
I'm thinking its too cool for her. It's been hot enough to run the air conditioning in here and I believe that has just pushed it too far into the cool side for her. I don't think her basking area is warm enough either. It's just a 60 watt bulb, which I read was enough, but maybe...
Hello all,
We have had our little Broom Hilda for three weeks now and I still can't figure out what type of turtle she is and additionally I think we might have some shell rot and she stays burrowed All the time!
Honestly I can't tell if her shell is supposed to be black like a Bog turtle...
Petco said we could bring her in and they would take her to their vet for recovery....I have no idea how I feel about that--shouldn't they have recognized it in the first place?
I would really love some advice on her shell.
We've only had her a week. She is inside in a 4' x 2' enclosure, approx. 65% land (coir and cypress mulch about 6" deep) and 35% water (shallow, about 4.5"). She has an 18" Exoterra Reptilight 5.0 light. A 60 watt basking light. She eats lettuces, kale, carrots and crickets so far....
I know it can be so frustrating. BUT, you did the right thing taking her in and you're on the right track, give yourself credit for that. I wish Bubbles a full recovery.
Another thing I've noticed is that her shell is bent up along all of the edges, sorry I'm not fluent in turtle yet. Some of the edges are chipped and bent up like roots beginning to climb a wall.
Is there any way to identify her age?
I keep saying her because she has short nails and a short...
Ok, I think I have a few decent pictures. Although I'm starting to wonder if she is a Wood Turtle after all? She was eating a grape! so you might see it in the pictures.
I will definitely add pictures.
I thought it might be helpful to list the things we've lined up for her home with us, a 4' by 2' enclosure, with half land and half shallow water (4" or so), a 18" repti light 5.0, she has coir about 3" deep and cypress mulch on top of that another 5" or so for...
Hello, my name is Holley and I am happy to have found this forum. Its great to see and read so many things from so many like-minded people. Many of my questions have already been answered!
My little family rescued, what we think is either a Central American Wood Turtle or an Ornate Wood Turtle...