General Care Discussion :: taking an illegal turtle to the vet?

[xsavingsaturdayx]

No, online it's cheap, i think if you go to www.bigalsonline.com you can find some for like 20$, it beats the 30$ price at the stores

[Kallistos]

Or, if you have a local Petsmart location, you can print the ad online and take it in the store, they'll price match it. Basically, the stealth heater is made out of plastic and is known for being indestructible and fairly accurate with its temperatures.


Or, if you have a local Petsmart location, you can print the ad online and take it in the store, they'll price match it. Basically, the stealth heater is made out of plastic and is known for being indestructible and fairly accurate with its temperatures. Here's the link to the product. Make sure you purchase the correct size for your aquarium.

[rockstar]

ohjeez.
thanks!=]


hey, i read that a draft can lead to a respiratory infection...


uhm its like 98-105 here and im not about to try to go to sleep without the fan on and my window open.. so could that be what caused his respiratory infection?


how do i prevent it? i cant move him out of my room, and im not going to close all my windows and shut off my fan and have a heat stroke!


or was it the water temperatures that gave it to him?
im just a little confused on how he could have gotten it because there isnt another turtle in there with him and i keep his tank clean.

[SpotsMama]

As you know, moving air causes evaporation of water which actually lowers temperature. If the temperature in your tank is "normal", then a draft or blowing fan can cause it to cool or, more likely, air blowing on the turtle's wet skin will cause it to cool, which could give him a chill which would be harmful.

However, if the ambient air temperature is really really hot, then a draft or fan blowing can't cause a harmful amount of cooling.

You can protect your turtle from any chance of harmful cooling by putting a cover over his tank at night - something like a sheet or towel. If it's really as hot as you say it is, then you don't want the cover to be too tight or complete as your turtle probably needs some air circulation.

As to how your turtle got sick, it's impossible to say. I think the germs that cause RI are everywhere, sort of like the common cold. Some turtles seem to have more resistence to it than others. Any little thing that lowers the immune system can cause the onset of RI in a susceptible turtle. The turtle getting too cold, water that isn't clean, stress, being around another turtle that's sick, having internal parasites - all can result in RI - or not, depending on the turtle. Your turtle could have been exposed and had a low level of illness for a long time before you ever even got him but just not shown symptoms until now.

[rockstar]

i will put a little something over his tank when i open the windows again, today it seemed to cool down alot, we get weird weather!



and thanks so much for your help!=]