Hi! I’m hoping someone here could give me some advice. Yesterday someone dropped off a hatchling res at the vet office my mom works at, they sent him home with my mom knowing that I have turtles myself. My plan, since it’s a hatchling, was to keep it over winter and then release it back where it was found come spring. Well upon getting him I realized that wasn’t going to happen.
It looks like the poor little guy was born without his front left leg and a deformed front right leg. How it even managed to survive thus far is amazing. So my question is how do I go about setting up a tank for him? I have him in a small tub with half an inch of water but he seems extremely lethargic. I’m not really sure if I should try putting him in a set up with a water heater, I was afraid the quick change in temps might shock him as it’s currently in the upper 40s to mid 50’s where I live. Could he possibly already be in burmation and that’s why he’s barely moving or is it more likely that he’s dying? Like I said I’m amazed he’s survived this far out in the wild.
It looks like the poor little guy was born without his front left leg and a deformed front right leg. How it even managed to survive thus far is amazing. So my question is how do I go about setting up a tank for him? I have him in a small tub with half an inch of water but he seems extremely lethargic. I’m not really sure if I should try putting him in a set up with a water heater, I was afraid the quick change in temps might shock him as it’s currently in the upper 40s to mid 50’s where I live. Could he possibly already be in burmation and that’s why he’s barely moving or is it more likely that he’s dying? Like I said I’m amazed he’s survived this far out in the wild.