Finally got HER to a very good turtle vet (lucky to have him here in town) and he said the shell is healing great. Lots of ossification, and he said she'll be ready for the tank in a week or two. She's been showing signs of brumation, so I've been keeping her away from that as well. He did give...
I felt so bad and after I took one look at him, and couldn't do anything else but try and put him back together. I live on a country road and I actually found another mud turtle crossing the road today in nearly the same place, this time intact. I put him on the other side of the road.
Turdy...
Got the turtle (turdy at this point) in to the vet up here, and she was pretty knowledgeable. I still plan on taking turdy to the vet at the university when we get home, as previously suggested. The vet said she was okay with the tegaderm on while the shell healed, but I'd like to make sure of...
Thank you so much for your help, it really means a lot to me. To him, I'm sure, too. I love animals, and while I've never considered myself a turtle person, he has certainly grown on me from the first day he started coming out of shock. Today I found out he really likes to have the back of...
Thanks, I'll check that thread out. I picked up some wrap for the tank, and yes, my experience is that he would only eat when in water, and it was only worms when he did.
Thank you everyone for the advice so far! It's very helpful. I was the one who put the tegaderm on, and I did clean the wound with saline solution before sealing it up. I've been pretty amazed at how long the tegaderm has worked, but I know it's not permanent. His wound seems to have healed...
We're leaving tomorrow on vacation and we're going to bring him with us. We'll check with a vet in the area where we're going.
What should I watch out for in the meantime?
No, just gave us pain medicine. The vet frankly didn't know much about turtles, so we didn't administer it. They were googling things, and didn't know what kind of turtle it was at first.
He's very active at this point, which makes me feel better for sure.
Okay, so I fed him a small earthworm and he DEVOURED it! Whew. I fed him one more and figured it'd be best to let him digest that stuff first.
Now I need to turn my attention to the shell. Right now I have tegaderm holding the pieces together, and it doesn't look like it's coming off anytime...
5 days ago, I saw a small turtle that was just hit by a car, and took him home to fix his shell and take care of him. I used tegaderm to put his shell back together, and am keeping him in my garage in a rubbermaid container because the humidity in the garage is high. During the day it runs...