Found turtle hit by car!! NEED HELP!

[Ramus]

I hope he does well.

 

[tortoisetime565]

So, he is a she and has laid an egg. I didn't sex because I didn't want to turn her upside down. So what precautions need to be taken?

 

[tortoisetime565]

Incubator temps also. I plan to hatch it.

 

[tortoisetime565]

Here is baby crash.. Or baby crashes egg.

 

[katrvt]

If you are in Oklahoma, you can turn that kiddo over to wildcare for Vet care, rehab and release. They pick up every single day at 4-430 pm at the okc animal shelter. They are located in noble if you wanted to take him straight to them. 405-872-9338

 

[tortoisetime565]

I think I am going to keep her. I'm going to incubate the eggs also.

 

[ascott]

http://www.redearslider.com/reproduction.html

Please be sure you know what you are doing...so as not to further stress the turtle....

 

[Maggie Cummings]

get some betadine from the drug store, clean the wound once only. then get some nolvasan from the same store. wash the wound several times in a dry dock situation, keep it quiet with a black lightbulb on it. don't close the wound, (sorry mike), but you are likely to close bacteria inside the wound and thats a bad thing, do that daily for a while and when it's looking better let it go..research food and offer it daily...

 

[pam]

Best of luck hope all goes well

 

[bouaboua]

Yes!!

Best wish to you, to the turtle, to the egg. Keep us posted.

 

[tortoisetime565]

Crash passed away last night in her sleep.

I think despite her minor external damage she has some internal. Her feces was bloody and I thought maybe because she laid eggs but after the continuous bloody feces I guess she decided to pass. My heart is broken but every cloud has a silver lining, we found three baby snapping turtles in our murky pool water while cleaning it last night. We set them free in the abundance of the creek. I am going to bury crash tonight and plant flowers on her grave.


It breaks my heart that people would hit a turtle or any animal on purpose or out of lack of care. I hope people are more considerate.

In memory and dedication of crash I am starting an emergency turtle fund for wild turtle I find in bad condition. I don't think it will make that big of a difference in the world but if I can save one turtles life then by god I will.

R.I.P. crash.

 

[JoesMum]

You did your best for her. RIP Crash.

 

[Yvonne G]

Oh, Isaiah...I'm so sorry. I know you tried very hard to save this turtle. It really didn't seem like the damage was all that much, but I guess she was squashed badly inside. So very sorry.

 

[tortoisetime565]

Thank you both. I'm just glad she is not suffering or in pain anymore.

 

[katrvt]

I'm sorry you lost her. Thank you for caring enough to stop and pick her up. You also gave her a chance to lay that egg. Hopefully it will hatch with your help and she can live on through her offspring.

 

[tortoisetime565]

I hope so too!

 

[mike taylor]

Man that stinks Sorry . That turtle fund is an awesome idea . Hopefully the egg will hatch .