Urgent Care :: Soft shell and SHELL ROTE!!!!!!!!!!!

[KristiRES]

Hi everyone i was feeding my res after 2 weeks cuz i was out of country.While i was feeding it i say a red thing then i realised that it was blood i got so scared. help me plz and he/she lost so much weight plz i need help.

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[Diamondbacks4Life]

Is the blood just running from the top of the shell down or bleeding from the bottom too. Your gonna have to dry dock it and make sure the bleeding stops. Apply anticeptic ointment to help heal the area. Jut treat like would if you got a bad cut. Personally myself i even used a bandaid on the shell. It will stay on while the turtle is dry docked. Once per day soak him and feed and then go straight back to dry docking till the area looks better.

[KristiRES]

I cleaned the wound( the bleeding starts from the middel of the shell going down) and I have placed him in a warm and dark box but there is something that gets me super scared the shell from the middel until then end is super soft for a 3 inch turttle plz help me

[Diamondbacks4Life]

The whole area seems soft of just in between the scutes?

[KristiRES]

the whole area except the part that is close to the neck

[Diamondbacks4Life]

You should look for a vet in you area, if that much is soft and you said the turtle is losing weight. Sounds like it has Metabolic Bone Disease.

[KristiRES]

i have been looking for a vet all day and i havent found a single one what should i do plz help me

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Just make sure you got cuttlebone, feeding it plenty of pellets. Id even be generous with the amount, and make sure you have a bulb that produces uvb to help absorb calcium. Its really the only thing you can do. Where do you live so we can help locate the nearest herp. vet.

[KristiRES]

Tirana/Albania and now she stoped eating i have puted her in a box cuz thats what the topic said in case of minor shell break she wont eat and my dry dock broke 2 months ago i have to find a vet as soon as posible but until now there aint no one near me plz i need help i dont wont satycorn to die plz

[ljapa]

If it is metabolic bone disease, diamondbacks4life is correct, without a vet, all you can do is provide calcium and UVB. Both are needed.

Here's the home page for the Biology dept at the University of Tirana

http://biologjia.fshn.edu.al/

I'm betting someone there can either look at your turtle or recommend someone.

And here's a Slovakian herpetologist who did filed work in Albania in 2007 and 2013. The page lists his email address. He may know someone in Tirana

http://www.danieljablonski.com/en-s-22

[KristiRES]

Thank u all soooo much for ur help im so greatfull

[KristiRES]

but what should i do should i put her back in the water or leave it in the box
I tried to feed her but dhe refused to eat (when i tried to feed her i puted her in a bucked with warm water)
I was thinking to buye some cuttelbone so plz tell me plz

[steve]

If there is still bleeding, I would try to keep the area clean and dry.

[KristiRES]

yesterday mmy turttle died i guess i couldent take good care of her thank you all so much for what u have done u were a great help in all the problems i had with my turttle.before i buy a new RES i must find a vet and finish my tank setup

[ljapa]

I am so sorry to hear that. My sympathies.