hey guys. my girlfriend owns 2 RES and her parents didnt like the tank in her room so one day they decided to put the tank outside. that was ok i guess, but they did not put the cover on the tank, and somehow the turtles got out... they were on table about 3 feet tall. one fell into a planter and did not get a scratch. but the other one fell onto the cement and chipped his shell bad on the side. a chunk about 1/2 of a USA dime is gone and u can see the raw shell. and to topp it off her dog bit the turtle.... there are 2 puncture wounds on the top of its shell. also i believe the dog was pushing the turtle on the cement because the bottom part of his shell is messed up it raw and tore up..... my girlfriend and i were in school when all this happend so its was a good day that the turtles were out of water. that was yesterday. today they are swimming around fine but the one turtle is all beat up... bad i dont have pics but, it the turtle looks like, if u were to run at full speed and slide to a stop on ur face. i dont know what to do. i know the best thing to do would be to take him to the vet. but i know her parents and they are ignorant and wont do it. al;sdfkasl;dfj should i quarantine that one turtle and apply some neosproin? please help with info as you can. thanks. -richard.
There is not much to do, i mean I would need to see pics. Otherwise i would apply small amounts of neosporin and see if maybe you can take him to the vet? just make sure the wounds are kept clean and wait I guess. I hope This helps at least a little. -chris
