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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.

P.S : i also posted this on the box turt forum, just in case
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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...

Give her a warm bath not to hot just warm water. I would leave her in there for about 20mins then take her out. Going to the bathroom is normal when you pick her up. Maybe it could be stress due to a new environment.

sorry to say but this sounds much more serious but the limpness and lethargy, sounds like a very sick turtle, if you can get her to drink , try avipro from vet ark, this helps reduce stress, and i know its hard not to constantly worry and check on your sick pets but really keep handling to a bear minimum, if its still going on after three or four days get her to a herp vet pronto!also give her somewhere warm to hide securely, unfortunately some indivduals just dont adapt well to captivity.
as i found out at the worst cost , dont give baytril to a highly stressed turtle, the additional reaction to the stronger antibiotics is very likely to finish her off, these turtles are usually wild caught and can be loaded with parasites,this should also be checked.
i recently lost a female ornate wood turtle and it was horrible, she had symptoms just like these, sorry this is mostly negative, i really hope she gets better

Cuora amboinensis is an aquatic species and needs to be in water most of the time. Even if it was basically healthy it would start acting sick pretty soon if you're trying to keep her dry. Dehydration can kill pretty quick. So the first thing you need to do is get your turtles set up correctly in ponds or tanks. If it's not too late already, get the sick one well hydrated, in shallow water. If that doesn't immediately make it better, you'll need a very experienced vet. You may have damaged the kidneys from dehydration. I hope it's not too late. Go to the malayan box turtle website-- www.turtlepuddle.org/cuora/amboinensis/ for complete info on this species.