Urgent Care :: help with my female res

[jmmmwel]

i have had my female res for about a month, i have a male res have had him for about 2m yrs. just recently i noticed the female on the turtle dcok,all the time, one of her is almost swollen shut, she also has fluids coming out of her mouth. i made her go into the water today, she first was like floating in the water then she was almost lopsided, running into the sides of the tank, swimming sideways? do i need to seperate her from my male? is this an RI? please help!

[savage Rock]

definetly an RI.

you need to quarantine her so that the male won't catch the infection.

there are quite a few recent threads here about RI.

best of luck.

[savage Rock]

here you go: http://www.redearslider.com/respiratory_behavior.html

good luck.

[steve]

Absolutely separate and get to vet ASAP. Good luck...

[marisa]

Look for a vet, but in the meantime, separate and keep her a bit warmer than usual (water 82F, basking area 10 degrees higher).