Humpty Dumpty's Day Adventure

I decided this little cracked turtle needs some variety in his life. So he's spending the day outside in a cage. 

I'm sure he hates the cage, but I can't risk him escaping. I soaked him in the tub for a good 20 minutes and then took him outside. 

He doesn't move around much in his cage. I think he's bored and feeling trapped. Hopefully this helps. 

And that's my dog, Teddy, photobombing. ;) 

Upgrade for Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty, my lone red ear slider, is slowly improving. I had to start him on antibiotic shots. Most days I don't see him at all moving around in his tank. 

Today I upgraded him into a bigger set up. 

He immediately spread his greens all around and then went back in his box hide. 

Yep, he fits right in here! ;) 

Dumbo Update

Dumbo is the red ear slider I took in a couple weeks ago. He's in "dry dock" -- a 10 gallon tank with a hide and water dish. Every couple days, he crawls into his water dish for an hour to soak. 

I took him out today to see how his shell cracks are progressing. There's been no improvement. :( 

I'm waiting to hear back from my vet on what to do now- something different or keep on keeping on. 

He's not eaten once since I got him. Today I tried feeding him in the sink so he had more room. 

It didn't help. He still won't eat. Tomorrow I'll try feeding him little guppies. Maybe he wants live food instead of pellets and pieces of greens. Maybe he was a wild turtle to begin with. 

So I guess until my vet tells me differently, I'll keep him in dry dock and hope he eats and heals. He's not a high maintenance rescue and most of the time I forget about him. 

Oh and a friend says I should rename him "Humpty Dumpty." Brilliant!! 

Dumbo, rescue 149

Remember the last post that said I wouldn't ever rescue another red ear slider turtle? Uh huh. Remember the two posts before that when I said the same thing? Uh huh. 

I have another one. 

This one was dropped off at my vet's office after someone found him in their neighborhood. The sides of his shell are cracked and it seems pretty likely that he was run over. :( 

So now Dumbo is at my house in a dry dock tank while his sides heal. He's allowed to get in his water bowl for a bit when he wants to. He usually only stays for a few minutes before going back to hide in his box. 

Once he's healed up, I'll find a pond for him to go in. :) And then I'll say again that I won't ever take in another RES turtle. 

And y'all can laugh at me again. :D