Turtle is Sick??

[ashlync.ollins]

My Yellow bellied slider turtle is having problems trying to submerge underwater. I have had him for a few months and he is very little. He has been eating the same food the whole time I had him. His rear end is floating and when I lightly push him down, he bobs up. I looked it up and it is either a RI or gas. He eats normal, but sometimes I hear weird noises coming from his tank. It could be anything but I don’t understand what it is.

 

[nicoleann2214]

My Yellow bellied slider turtle is having problems trying to submerge underwater. I have had him for a few months and he is very little. He has been eating the same food the whole time I had him. His rear end is floating and when I lightly push him down, he bobs up. I looked it up and it is either a RI or gas. He eats normal, but sometimes I hear weird noises coming from his tank. It could be anything but I don’t understand what it is.

@Tom

 

[Tom]

This is a case for a turtle man. @Markw84

 

[mark1]

myself , i'd worm him while he's still eating ..... you can inject the wormer into small redworms ....... you'll need to have the vet give you an appropriate sized needle , the wormer will block a needle that's too small , to big it gets tough to get into a small worm ....... , give it to him in the water so he can swallow them whole ....... i'd also run him through a round of antibiotics ......... this is not something i think i'd do , i've done it ............ i guess you could have your vet x-ray him to attempt to differentiate which treatment would be most likely appropriate ..... what is the substrate in his tank ?

 

[Markw84]

Floating lobsided, or rear end high is a typical sign of a respiratory infection causing gas buildup. The outlook is normally poor. But always needs a vet and antibiotics.