Urgent Care :: Baby turtle sick

[Tsikein]

Hello one of my turtles has has respiratory infection (swimming lopsided , bubles out of her mouth , cannot submerge , extend her neck to be able to breathe , clicking sounds .. )

How big is your turtle? 5cm
How long have you had it? 2 months

What is the water temperature? 26c
Did you use a thermometer? yes
Are you using a water heater? yes
How much water is in there?2.5 cm as she cannot swim
Are you using a water conditioner? no
Are you using any filtration? water filter running

What is the basking temperature? 25-30c
Is there a basking light? no
Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on? yes
What kind is it or what is it made out of? plastic
Is there a UVB light? yes reptisan 5.0

What have you been trying to feed it? dry shrimps , lettuce , pellets , drop of vitamins in the water
When was the last time your turtle ate? yesterday

How big is the tank/pond/enclosure? 40 gallon
Is the tank near a window? yes
Is the tank in a room with a lot of activity? sometimes is my office

Have you read the Basic Care section? yes
Have you searched the forums for similar situations? yes

Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms?

i have boosted the temp of the water to 27c plus i situated the turtle near the water heater now and i put 5ml of baytril into the water as i cannot inject the baby
and she refuse to open her mouth to take it orally. i saw her eating a few small dry shrimps yesterday but she cannot submerge underwater
what else can i do for her? am i doing something wrong? will she recover and able to submerge again?

[steve]

Does your turtle still have an appetite and beg for food? I would try to get it a basking light. Is she kept with other turtles? How long has she had these symptoms? Are her eyes clear and open? Did you get the Baytril from a vet? If so, what was their diagnosis?

[Tsikein]

The past few days its eating a few dry shrimps per day it does has her eyes open and clear and now has her energy and strength back, i did separated her from the other one but it took it hard and turn to be depressed so i put her back with its friend. i didnt took her to a vet i got the baytril from a vet pharmacist they help there to figure out the dosage.
The only problem now is that she floats it cannot submerge into the water.
i Boosted the water temp up to 28c with a new submersible heater which keeps the water at steady temp even at cold nights. i have the UVB light now on about 10 hours a day.
i was so excited last night seen it to eat alot! i did try to put some medicine into the food but it didnt ate it...

[steve]

They don't need to be kept together, so don't think they get lonely or need companionship. Maybe you can add some medicine if you make some food (see the jell-o recipe in the feeding action).

[Tsikein]

I have very good news! He started eating very good the past few days and i noticed the energy boost it had! i did make the jello shots with baytril inside for it to eat it and he did! it took him 3 weeks in high heat 28c , basking light ,clean water and lot of care but he is looking very good now so i decided to remove the platform for him to have only one inch of water (he couldnt submerge)and throw him into the deep! and guess what he swim's now like a pro! he is looking very good and healthy now

[ljapa]

Great news!

[Tsikein]

yeah hahaha he is swimming around the tank the past few hours looking for treats i throw him

[steve]

Great to hear!