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Posted by Tony --Previous Message--
on 4/29/2005, 2:12 am, in reply to "baby snapping turtle is very sick please help "
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: hy im shea ,i have a baby snapping
: turtle i hatched about 7-8 months
: ago and it doesnt move much and the
: turtles neck and the skin just
: behind his head were the shell
: starts is all swollen and he wont
: eat at all ,the other day wen i came
: home from work the turtle was on its
: back and wasnt trying to get it self
: back up then i flipped him over and
: he went to the rock and he just
: restes his head on it ,every 5-10
: minutes he looks up and yawns or
: opens his mouth and it looks like it
: hurts him ,also 1 more thing he wont
: open his eyes any more........i feel
: bad for him but i dont no what to do
: ..............PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!
:
you might want to take him to the vet in case he has an abcess. My painted turtle had one on his ear. Is its neck getting bigger and bigger?
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