Update…
The Turtle got one treatment of diluted povidone-iodine. I stopped b/c I wasn’t convinced it was shell rot. We ended up putting him in a small, filtered outdoor pond that is roughly 12” deep and 5’ diameter. He has sunning spots. At first he seemed excessively buoyant. Within a week...
At the moment, I’m just doing triage. If I can find someone who will care for him better than I can, I’ll hand him over. But, as RES are a non-native invasive species, I won’t be releasing him.
Thank you.
I’ll take a pic of his plastron and post it. It seemed entirely normal.
He has eaten. I can’t really comment on his appetite as we have only had him for 24 hours.
The remaining question is whether I treat him for shell rot w/ povidone-iodine or not.
Once we are certain he is...
This is a slider that was found crawling in someone’s backyard. They know we have tortoises, so they asked if we wanted to help it. Unfortunately I have zero experience w/ water turtles, generally. There isn’t a strong smell, but my son says it’s there. I see pitting and the seems to be...