I've gotta female amboina box turt (malay box turt), and she seems to be sick !!! When i first saw her, i thought she was sleeping with the other two i housed with her. When i came, she had no reaction whatsoever, while the other 2 are starting 2 wake up & eat. She seems listless and her eyes are constantly closed. I also noticed she seemed weak, with limbs just hanging. She's still breathing. Another thing is she also has no reaction on water. When i transfered her to a bucket, she started moving around a bit, then gave up, dangling legs, just floating there.
The problem is, she urinated twice when i held her, and i fear that she could be weakened or dehydrated. Another thing is she's not eating at all. I'm trying to force feed, but i cant even get the mouth open, and she goes into hiding. 1 more thing i noticed, she seemed thinner than before, unlike the other 2 which are beefy in comparison.
At the moment i'm keeping her in a temporary plastic container & a lamp to keep her dry. No water. Paper towels as substrate. Some apples & strawberries i blended with a little water and mixed with vitamin calcium supplements for feed. Theres no herp vet here in Jakarta.
Her outsides seem fine, except the noticeable lack of meat between the limbs, weakness eyes always closed. Wont react 2 food. Just peeks out and stays there, closed eyes.
Any more sugestions? on how 2 force feed a turt, and is it right 4 me 2 keep her dry in such a setup? what do u suggest? please help, i'm not sure how much longer she will stay like that.
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My "babies" :
1.0.0 Indo BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
0.0.1 Rainbow skinks (Mabuya multifasciata)
1.0.2 RES (Trachemys scripta elegans)
0.0.3 Amboina box turtles (Cuora amboinensis)
1.0.0 Chinese softshell (Trionyx sinensis)
1.0.0 Asian leaf turtle (Cyclemys dentata)
1.0.0 Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
And still growing...

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• Help, sick turt... - Turt-Liz-Wiz, Sat May 27 11:23:45 2006
• RE: Help, sick turt... - StephF, Sat May 27 13:08:10 2006
• RE: Help, sick turt... - steffke, Sat May 27 20:19:56 2006
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• RE: Help, sick turt... - Katrina, Mon May 29 20:27:38 2006
• Force feeding... - r2r, Mon May 29 22:45:01 2006
• RE: Force feeding... - StephF, Tue May 30 09:05:37 2006
• RE: Force feeding... - r2r, Tue May 30 10:46:42 2006