Cheech77
New Member
My turtle has been sick the last few days. It started with lethargy and not wanting to eat, but she’s been doing better the last two days. She went to the vet on Wednesday. We got the blood work results back today and the vet said the there could be some inflammation causing her issues.
She was doing well today, but then she freaked me out by kicking her back legs and chewing on her front legs today. She’s a five year old Yellow Belly Slider, so she’s at the beginning of her reproductive age. She lives alone in her tank. Here’s a video of what she was doing with her legs. Does it look like she could be gravid? The vet said to bring her back for a barium X-Ray if she gets worse and of course she’s off the next few days and is the only vet in my area that will treat her. My only other option is a vet’s office 2.5 hours a way.
If she is gravid, what can I do to help her and how much time before she’d get really bad if she doesn’t lay her eggs. I think the vet is back on Tuesday.
Is it also possible that she was just stretching her legs? I’m so stressed out over this because it’s not like my cats or dog where we can just go to the veterinary ER. There are not enough reptile vets!
She was doing well today, but then she freaked me out by kicking her back legs and chewing on her front legs today. She’s a five year old Yellow Belly Slider, so she’s at the beginning of her reproductive age. She lives alone in her tank. Here’s a video of what she was doing with her legs. Does it look like she could be gravid? The vet said to bring her back for a barium X-Ray if she gets worse and of course she’s off the next few days and is the only vet in my area that will treat her. My only other option is a vet’s office 2.5 hours a way.
If she is gravid, what can I do to help her and how much time before she’d get really bad if she doesn’t lay her eggs. I think the vet is back on Tuesday.
Is it also possible that she was just stretching her legs? I’m so stressed out over this because it’s not like my cats or dog where we can just go to the veterinary ER. There are not enough reptile vets!