Definitely get them soaking. Keep it shallow enough the turtle doesn't have to work to hold its head out of the water. The species can swim, but these two may never have experienced that before.
Thanks for taking them in, those pictures were really hard to look at. Good luck and keep us posted!The vet just looked at them and said he thinks their condition is primarily from bad husbandry and MBD associated with it. They are not in great condition for him to trim them or do anything further at this time so I am to take them home, keep them quarantined from my other tortoises and see what they look like in a month with proper care. ?
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What is this one? In the initial post, someone thought it might be a gulf coast but I'm thinking maybe a desert? It does not have much of a tail so I'm not sure if you can tell but is it male or female?
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This is the littler, much more active, dominant one. Is it a 3 toed? I think I saw more than 3 toes but I'm not sure that any others have that distinctive round shell?
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I finally got them! I had all but given up since the guy was not responding. Here's an update on their condition. ? New Thread
The vet just looked at them and said he thinks their condition is primarily from bad husbandry and MBD associated with it. They are not in great condition for him to trim them or do anything further at this time so I am to take them home, keep them quarantined from my other tortoises and see what they look like in a month with proper care. ?
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Thank you for taking care of them. You are a Hero! ?Got them home and soaked tonight. Scrubbed them lightly with a toothbrush and then massaged them with a bit of coconut oil. I definitely agree that the little one is an ornate. You can see the yellow spots on it's legs now that it's had a bath. The last picture is on what little tail the bigger one has. ?
The smaller one MIGHT be an ornata. Hard to tell because of the shell damage. Her feet don't look too good either.
Thank you for rescuing these two.
Does the Gulfie have any toes at all on the front feet?
Possibly change the name of the thread to Rescued Box Turtles Need Rehab Assistance. Or something like that.Is it possible to change the name of this thread? My focus now is getting rehab advice.
She's probably never had an earthworm or other live food before. I'm not saying you should go that direction, but IF you did, she would probably need it cut into smaller pieces so it doesn't slap her in the face when she tries to eat it. My young Gulfie readily uses her front feet to help wrangle and subdue any food that tries to escape or fight back. She will often hold it down or pull at it with one foot while she tries to bite off a piece of a red wiggler or superworm.I do not think so. She is very shy so it's hard to tell if there are any partial toes left.
OMG!!!!!!Got them home and soaked tonight. Scrubbed them lightly with a toothbrush and then massaged them with a bit of coconut oil. I definitely agree that the little one is an ornate. You can see the yellow spots on it's legs now that it's had a bath. The last picture is on what little tail the bigger one has. ?