Urgent Care

My red eared turtle won't eat at all. I tried feeding lettuce, pallets, shrimp, fish nothing works. He does not eat at all and it's been 3 weeks now. He also does not use his back s legs at all, he drags them when he is in his tank but when I take him out of the tank he moves them but not the way he use to.. because he hasn't been eating, he just sits there in his tank and uses only his front legs to swim and he does not poop also. He has his own tank and I put him under sunlight usually.. what should I do? I can't really afford to take him to a herp and the herp place is very far from where I live. I'm worried what should I do?

Is his eyes still closed?

his eyes are open now since i started using eye drops. but he still won't eat at all.. its been 3 weeks already and he just sits around or sleeps in the water not much activity. and he was always the active one.. he moves his back legs when hes out of the water but not when hes in his tank so and swims only with his front legs.. I was think to get live food this week and see if that works on him..

How big is he? Yes, try live food. Also try a soak in diluted, unflavored Pedialyte.

hes about an inch n half. I have him for year n a half now n he didn't grow as much as i hoped for.. I will get the live food tom and hope it will work..

also the Pedialyte should b added to the water in his tank?? is it childrens Pedialyte?

Yes, the stuff that is for children. Don't put it in his regular tank... just a small container, half water and half Pedialyte. Let him soak and drink the water.

ok will do that today thank you

i really hope this works

Hopefully it will give him a boost, but it's not a substitute for real feeding. Maybe leave a few crumbs from the pellets in the water too, so he can eat some if he drinks.

Urgent Care :: My turtle won't eat and not using his hind legs much.

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