Urgent Care :: drowned turtle

[rturtle1]

my turtle drowned friday night.i found him on saturday. i dod what the care page said.well i cant bring him 2 the ver but he is alive. he walks around and everything.he is just unactive. he wont eat and wont swim.he just sits on kis basking platform all day long.i dont think he will last much longer.please help

[Sgt. Pepper]

Why can't you take him to the vet? What do you mean he drowned? He was under water for a long time? It sounds like you need to take him to the vet. Find some way.

[Nettle]

Ya, please explain the situation.

[Take-One]

Say What? Why is he in his tank? Need more info DUDE.

[rturtle1]

he drowned and when i found him he was unconcious.he was i hi tank and i dont know what happened. i found him on the botom of the tank. i immediately pulled fim out.i thought he was dead.i did what d care page told me 2 do and left him on his basking platforms hoping that d uva and uvb rays wouls help him.please help if u need more info message me

[Take-One]

Dry dock him they meant. I'd just dry him off and put him in a moist shoebox for a few days. If he is even basking thats is good.

[marisa]

I'd watch out for any signs of respiratory infection, if he's gotten water in the lungs, he's more susceptible to getting one.

Is he alert? Keep him a bit warmer than usual (water 80F, basking area 90-91F). I wouldn't put him in deep water so he has to expend energy swimming (but don't make it really shallow either---no less than the length of his shell). Make the basking area really easy to get on and off.

What have you been trying to feed him?

If he remains lethargic after several more days, consider having him looked at.

[rturtle1]

he has water ferns in the tank along with some rosies and guppies twice a day i feed him turtle pellets in small meals

[Nettle]

Well, rosies and guppies twice a day is far too much. They should be restricted as a once a month treat.

He could have picked up parasites from them which could make them lethargic.

[Sgt. Pepper]

If there's anything in the tank he could get stuck on remove it so that this doesn't happen again.

It might be a good idea to dry dock him (which means take him out of the tank and put him in a different container like a box with some towels etc.) and make sure he stays warm. Don't focus his lights on him though because that can dry him out. Either that or lower the water level in his tank so he doesn't have to swim as much like marisa said.

Does he eat all the fish every two days? If so then definitely cut back on that. You should also try feeding him so fresh vegetables like green or red leaf lettuce.

[RESnTX]

Maybe he meant he feeds him pellets twice a day and that he also has fish in with his turtle? I kinda lost too.

[Sgt. Pepper]

I actually thought of that but when I went to post it went flying away, haha. I meant to ask how quickly the turtle was eating the fish.

[rturtle1]

there is this foamy stuff around his mouth now.he eats the fish very slowlt like 3 per month.im setting up his dry dock cage.

[megcornell]

It sounds like he's developed a respiratory infection due to the near-drowning he suffered. You need to get him to a vet ASAP.