My turtle used to be a gd swimmer

[farhatislam2000]

As you guys know,My turtle had shedding.i found maggots in her(i thought it was a boy,now i came to know it's a girl) shell.Thus her shell was rotten.Then i kept her away from water for so many days and used h2O2 solution for her shell to get better.Her shell is recovered.But the problem is,she used to be a gd swimmer. She loves to dive.But she hardly dives with so much effort.Most of the time she float.It seems to me that she is facing difficulty to dive

 

[farhatislam2000]

help is needed

 

[dmmj]

answer a question for me please, when she swims does she swim lopsided?

 

[farhatislam2000]

what if she does and what else she does not?

 

[Yvonne G]

When one keeps a water turtle out of the water for days at a time, he/she loses the ability to sink. I don't know the science behind it, but I've seen it with my rescues a lot. You just have to keep her in the water. She will eventually absorb water back into her system and be able to sink and swim again. Be patient.

 

[farhatislam2000]

once i fed her sliced boiled chicken, but after 2 days, those came out with her vomit

 

[Markw84]

When an aquatic turtle exhibits the signs of buoyancy - not being able to submerge, it is almost always an indication of a respiratory / gastrointestinal infection. You will need a vet visit and antibiotics to clear that up. Rarely can they recover without it. In the meantime, be sure to bump up water temps to 80F. Do not let the turtle get cool.