i don't know much about the history of this little guy, a lady came into my workplace with him in a critter keeper and a little tap water (no dechlorinator added) and that's how she'd been caring for him for 5 days. she told me that he hasn't eaten since she gotten him from an abandoned apartment in the complex she manages. there was another small res in the tank she found him in, which was dead, and she thought this little one was dead as well, but as she was about to clean out the tank he made some sort of movement.
this is what i do know - he's 2 - 3 inches long, has a soft shell and the bottom of it goes up (my understanding is that means "he" is a female, but he also hasn't eaten in like a week or so), i have him in the bathroom in a 2.5g tank with a flat rock less than an inch tall with a heater under it and (dechlorinated) water that comes just under the surface of the rock. i don't have any light source in there and what i've tried to feed him is mini pellets, dried blood worms, a mix of those 2 and some calcium powder - none of which he is interested in. oh, and his eyes are closed. he'll move some, lift his head and even open his mouth. i tried to sneak a blood worm in there, but he wouldn't take it.
i don't have the resources to take him to a vet as i've heard their really expensive, and i don't know of anyone else that could or would take care of him; i'm doing the best with what i've got, which is why i'm here. any helpful information is greatly appreciated.
