How big is your turtle? 4-5 inches
How long have you had it? 4-5 years
What is the water temperature? 75 (kept in tub with basking light)
Did you use a thermometer? No
Are you using a water heater? No
How much water is in there? 2 inches
Are you using any filtration? Change daily
What is the basking temperature? Not sure
Is there a basking light? Yes
Is there a UVB light? Natural sunlight
What have you been trying to feed it? Pellets, lettuce, carnivore care, dried shrimp, tuna (in water)
When was the last time your turtle ate? A month and a half ago
Have you read the Basic Care section? Yes
Have you searched the forums for similar situations? Yes
Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms? Still not eating, sunken eyes
I was inspecting my turtle, Bulbasaur, today and noticed this coming out of his tail. I used a q tip to touch it and this came out. Is this necrotic/dead tissue? He had a penile prolapse at the end of October and I brought him into the vet to see if everything was alright since he was bleeding a bit. My dad was able to push the penis back into Bulbasaur and when I went to the vet, he also did the same and prescribed me Tribrissen to prevent infections. When the vet pushed Bulbasaur’s penis in, he started bleeding but after a day it stopped. I don’t think this vet was very experienced with turtles so I found another one who is currently seeing all of my turtles now. Bulbasaur was fine until mid December where he stopped eating and became lethargic. Fast forward to now, Bulbasaur has lost about 67 grams and is still not eating. I’ve been to the vet (a better one) twice this month for him and he is currently on Fenbendazole and Fortaz. I am to force feed him every 2-3 days with carnivore care. He is able to defecate but it has mostly just been very runny and no actual chunks.
Update: I just added some warm water for him and these black/gray pieces came out of him. I definitely think they’re pieces of his penis.
I’ve emailed these pictures to my vet but am still waiting for a reply so I thought I would also ask on here.