Hello, tortoises aren’t my go to. I keep Red Eared Sliders so I am way out of league here.
My mom was visiting and told me that one of my RES had escaped to the backyard, which if you know about aquatic turtles this can catch you off guard quickly. I went to go check and I found this little guy hiding under the wheel of my giant toolbox.
He appeared very lethargic and dehydrated. I have soaked him twice and has come to life but I feel he may be having problems opening his jaw. I put some mixed greens and strawberries in and he just kind of head butted it. I am working on getting a proper setup tomorrow but I need help identifying species and possible shell rot (or whatever the tortoise equivalent is). There appears to be a white nodule on the plastron by the neck and the end of its tail seems to have been rubbed or rotted to the bone?
Any help is greatly appreciated as I am quickly becoming emotionally involved in this situation,
My mom was visiting and told me that one of my RES had escaped to the backyard, which if you know about aquatic turtles this can catch you off guard quickly. I went to go check and I found this little guy hiding under the wheel of my giant toolbox.
He appeared very lethargic and dehydrated. I have soaked him twice and has come to life but I feel he may be having problems opening his jaw. I put some mixed greens and strawberries in and he just kind of head butted it. I am working on getting a proper setup tomorrow but I need help identifying species and possible shell rot (or whatever the tortoise equivalent is). There appears to be a white nodule on the plastron by the neck and the end of its tail seems to have been rubbed or rotted to the bone?
Any help is greatly appreciated as I am quickly becoming emotionally involved in this situation,