Urgent Care :: Urgent advice is needed

[rivaladversary]

i just figured out the other turtle is actually a musk turtle

[steve]

So the other one is a RES?

[rivaladversary]

yea

[steve]

It might be a good idea to isolate him until this is sorted out.

[apondfortimmy]

It breaks my heart to see this kind of thing... I'm so glad you intervened.
I'll be following this thread to see how much better they get.

[The Troops]

How are they doing?

[rivaladversary]

The musk is doing fantastic. His claws are now open and he has a huge appetite.

As with the baby red ear slider, we tried everything but we FINALLY got it to eat. It is eating for the FIRST TIME since I started taking care of it RIGHT NOW. I've tried dried shrimp - no. I've tried pellets - no. I've tried lettuce - no. I've tried live fish - no. What worked for it was BRINE SHRIMP. BRINE SHRIMP IS THE ANSWER. It's eaten at least 25 already. We got them at a local fish store for 1 dollar for an ounce of live brine shrimp. The shrimp are so tiny that it's a perfect fit for the turtle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfuOUea7P5k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43jlec4Cn4Q

[rivaladversary]

Unfortunately, the RES has died. His entire shell was very soft to the touch. I hope the food did not kill it. The musk turtle ate the same food and it looks fine.

I suppose it was too late.

[dumbork14]

aw. sorry for the loss. did you separate the two turtles when the RES became sick?

[rivaladversary]

No, because there were issues with space. However, the musk turtle never basks so I decided that it would be fine. The RES rarely went in the water; it was always on the rock.

[steve]

Sorry for your loss.