General Care Discussion :: Photos of Those Rescued Turtles

[LKitsch]

Carol (CAM 772) asked me to post pix of the two turtles I rescued a couple of weeks ago. Notice how deformed the shells are; go to the link below

http://www.flickr.com/photos/88443969@N00/?saved=1
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[Kallistos]

Great save! The RES doesn't look as bad as the Painted. Can you tell us the story behind them? Where'd you find them?

[cam722]

those poor babies... they looked deformed in many ways. So sad.

[LKitsch]

I got them from my local fish store, where I buy my turtle and tropical fish supplies and fish livestock. She was not selling them, but someone gave them to her---she gets a lot of them from people who found out how much work turtles are to keep properly, and how much room they need. So, I took them off her hands---she had them a couple of months and had done a pretty good job nursing them, so aside from the bad shells, they are now pretty healthy and active. They now live in a 200 gallon pond with plenty of light, room and veggies, and two other juvenile RES's, also rescues that came to me with bad shells, but now look OK (although neither would win any turtle beauty contests). They love to bask, which is what they need. Hopefully, they will partially grow out of their deformities as they get older. The painted seems to have a bit of personality, too.

[Crazymansun]

Oh my... Good to hear they're doing okay now. Heh, lets think of it this way, they look pretty unique to me.

[Kallistos]

Although they are deformed, they still can have a long and healthly life, especially with the habitat you're provided for them. As they age the shell peaking will be less noticable.

[grey goose]

Excellent save! Five smileys for you!!!

[missibsu]

That is so sad! I'm glad that you have given them a great home!

[marisa]

The shape of their shells (being too small for their bodies) indicates that they have some MBD (metabolic bone disease). How old are they?

[LKitsch]

I have no idea since they are rescues. Judging by their size---even with the deformities---I'd have to guess they are young adults and not more than 3-5 years old. I'm giving them plenty of basking and UV lighting, calcium and vitamin supplement and lots of greens.

[myeeyore174]

that is really bad for the turtles, and i am sure you have already figured that out. just make sure they have a clean tank and food, and everything should start falling back into place for their lives. good luck!