Urgent Care :: HELP!!! I THINK MY RES IS GONNA DIE!(DETAILS AND PICS ADDED)

[turtie]

I JUST GOT BACK HOME AND I SAW MY RES NOT MOVIN, FLOATING, WITH HIS HEAD STRECHED OUTSIDE THE SHELL. HE IS ALAWAYS AFFRAID FROM ME BUT NOW HE DONT CARE AND WHEN I TAKE HIM OUT HIS NOT MOVIN' AND HIS HEAD IS REALLY SOFT AND FREGILE, AND ALAWAYS OUTSIDE.

WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT SHOULD I DO????

[Lilsaint]

Get well soon. I dunno wad to do either. Any other strange behaviour?

[turtie]

How big is your turtle?
2.5"

How long have you had it?
about 2 month

What is the water temperature?
26-27 C

Did you use a thermometer?
Yes

Are you using a water heater?
Yes

How much water is in there?
200 Liters

Are you using a water conditioner?
Yes (anti-chlor)

Are you using any filtration?
Yes (bio media and active carboon)

Is there a basking light?
Yes

Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on?
Yes (zoomed)


Is there a UVB light?
Yes (reptiglo 10.0 by exoterra)


What have you been trying to feed it?
Reptomin, Agil, JBL Tutrtle food

When was the last time your turtle ate?
don't really know who ate what. I got 2 RES in these tank

How big is the tank/pond/enclosure?
400 L

Is the tank near a window?
No

Is the tank in a room with a lot of activity?
my room...

Have you read the Basic Care section?
Yes

Have you searched the forums for similar situations?
Yes

Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms?
No. he is very scared and runs away when someone comes near him, exept now.....




THEY GOT A SPECIAL TUB WITH UVB AND HEAT TO BASK.
I DO IT BECAUSE I'M WAITING FOR THE NEW UVB LAMP TO ARRIVE (40W)
(THE 20W NOT FITS TO MY TANK )



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[turtie]

HELPPP I THINK HE DIED.... HE'S NOT RESPONDING AND MOVIN EVEN WHEN HE'S IN MY HAND!!!

[turtie]

HIS EYES SLOWLY COSED.... AND HE DIED. CANT' REALLY TALK RIGHT NOW.

[turtie]

OMG! UPDATE! HIS EYES IS FULLY CLOSED, NOT RESPONDING AT ALL . I WENT OUTSIDE TO PUT HIM IN THE GROUND AND THEN HE OPEN HIS MOUTH REALL WIDE AND THEN CLOSED IT!!! HIS NOT DEADDDD (YET?)

WHAT SOULD I DO?????????????????????

[Lilsaint]

Try putting him in water. Then dry dock him. Thers another user who experience the same thing. wait a minute i'll give u his links

[Lilsaint]

I dun mean to scare you. But read this http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewt ... puffy+eyes

[turtie]

i put him in the water and i saw someting oily releasing from him to the water. he didnt move and looked dead. now he's on the basking area, looks dead. if he died - what's the cause??

[Lilsaint]

where did tat oily ting came from??

[Lilsaint]

do not discard him yet. Keep him dry docked for a few hours

[Lilsaint]

Good luck.

[turtie]

he slowly died in my hands. very sad. cant really talk
and I DONT KNOW WHY!!

[worldpeace]

You shouldn't beat yourself up. Very small turtles die sometimes for no reason at all. They're like human babies, fragile and with a weak immune system.

I had two turtles of less than 2 inches about half a year ago and they both died at short intervals of each other. It was devastating, but I slowly got over their death, and my new turtle Charlie sure helped the process along.

I'm really sorry for your loss

[Turtle_Man_Marc]

Sorry for your loss. It happens. I've rescued over 175 turtles to date at my rescue and I've held a few for their last moments. I do what I can, but you can't save them all. I just give them all the love they want in their dieing moments and let them know everythings going to be ok.