I decided to give my RES some rosy red's the other night. well one of my two turtles got a little overwhelmed and began eating as many as he could. Usually hes ok with a few in the tank and they would usually last a week or two. But not this time. He/She swallowed them as fast as he could!! He caught two of them at the same time and now I think/know that he has a few stuck in his throat and cant seem to get them out. hes been wheezing and not going in the water very much. hes still pooping but theres still a very large lump in his throat. I've tried to get a tweezer near him but he wont let me touch him. Does anyone know what to do? or should i let nature take its course?
The vet or let nature take it's course. Maybe one of the fins got caught and he can't get it down or out. I hope he can breath. If you let nature take it's course, it could kill him.
How is your RES doing? It's been about 6 hours since you posted, so by now, I suppose the situation has resolved itself one way or another. For future reference, here are some other posts about similar problems:
Take a look at this one especially. This situation is very similar to yours and it was apparently a couple of days before it was resolved. The turtle keeper figured out a way to get in the turtle's mouth to pull the obstruction out:
well... this incident happened the other night. he is still okay... he stopped making the wheezing sounds but still has the piece in his throat.. his body seems a little swollen? he can put his head completely in his shell... hes seems a little more lethargic and has been trying to bask in the light a lot more... when i put him into the water he usually goes right back up onto the dock. i tried the toothbrush thing... that was a no go. and i also tried to trick him with food. i think he knew better he tried to get it twice but after he figured out i had tweezers he wouldnt come outta his shell again. so hes alive right now... thank goodness..
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:28 pm Please help my turtle! Feeding Problem