Jul 17, 2010 #1 S starkid New Member 10 Year Member! 5 Year Member Joined Sep 22, 2008 Messages 37 hey people i have got a pair of new turtles unidentified ishall put up thier pictures soon...........but one of them is sick ,inactive ad floats what should i do ?????????
hey people i have got a pair of new turtles unidentified ishall put up thier pictures soon...........but one of them is sick ,inactive ad floats what should i do ?????????
Jul 17, 2010 #2 E egyptiandan New Member 10 Year Member! 5 Year Member Joined Aug 31, 2007 Messages 5,788 Location (City and/or State) USA Floating usually means a respiratory infection. Danny
Jul 17, 2010 #3 S starkid New Member 10 Year Member! 5 Year Member Joined Sep 22, 2008 Messages 37 So what shall i do?
Jul 18, 2010 #4 Yvonne G Old Timer 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 23, 2008 Messages 95,385 Location (City and/or State) Clovis, CA If he's so sick that he's floating, I would take him to the vet and get some antibiotics.
Jul 19, 2010 #5 S starkid New Member 10 Year Member! 5 Year Member Joined Sep 22, 2008 Messages 37 Which antibiotic ?I put some terramycin in their tank
Jul 19, 2010 #6 Yvonne G Old Timer 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 23, 2008 Messages 95,385 Location (City and/or State) Clovis, CA Terramycin in their tank won't do very much good, it will be too diluted. He needs injections. You have to get them from the vet.
Terramycin in their tank won't do very much good, it will be too diluted. He needs injections. You have to get them from the vet.