Sick turtle

[addy]

Hi people, need some advice or experience from turtle owners.

Our murry river sort neck appears to be ill. In the last 36 hours he has become lethargic in he's movement, Shows little to no response in food, no longer responding to fngers touching the water surface, eyes appear to be alittle hazy.

The water temp was lower then what it has been normally (new heater needed i believe) At just 21'c-23'c. water is clean, Live fish are available for them to eat when ever they feel extra hungry..Live fish are guppy river fish. There is a UV lamp. I guess that could be replaced.

One of the turtles developed this while the other turtle is swimming about as happy as a dog with 2 ****s if you get what i mean.
Vet is booked out.....Any ideas people.

Much appretiated.

addy

[chilli]

try some heat, if not well, turn it up to above 28 ( i have even gone to 30 ). try vet at syd uni at cobbitty, they're good and will probably give you a course of antibiotics. good luck

[-Peter]

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/A...rtlesandFrogs/
try here
but definately give Anne Fowler at try.

[chilli]

addy, how's she doing today?

[addy]

Thanks guys, thay pet group on yahoo was full of stuff thanks...Uh chilli i purchased a new 300w heater dragging the temp up to 27'c, over the last day or so the turtle has started eating, and has increased movment quite a bit but not before really sloiwing down to still. For a while it wasn't swimming, just hanging onto the rock holding it's nose out of the water. Eye has cleared up but not completely. I'm going to add another heater forcing up to 31'c for 2 days in an attempt to kill of any germs the turtle has contracted.

I know that sort of treatment is more typical of fish treatment but hey....he's getting better. Had me worried there.

[arbok]

are u in sydney

http://www.davidvella.com.au/

great vet!

i'd recommend giving him a call when i took my boy there for a check up he said he kept lots of turtles!