Six months ago my daughter didn't secure the lid for our red eared slider nursery and he got out and completely disappeared. We searched everywhere- my children were mortified and I was extremely upset as I have had turtles all my life and created a turtle pond in our yard- I kept this particular guy inside because I felt he was too small.
So today as I'm cleaning under my heater I find him alive. He was very weak and barely breathing and I have been nursing him all night and haven't left his side. He's finally coming out of his shell and walking around. He's back under his lights and seems to be pretty active considering he was near death a few hours ago. I am more attached than ever to this turtle and I don't want to lose him again. Can someone advise me (without being mean or calling out my mistakes) on what to do to get him back to 100% health? This may be one of the biggest miracles my family has ever witnessed.
