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I am in need of help i know everyones going to say take him to the vet but our vet isnt open 24/7 and its 9 pm

i have 3 baby painted turtles and a small (under 3 inches) Stinkpot in a large aquarium its a beutiful habitat and there are some fish as well, a very freindly community...

unfortunately i came home tonight and one of my baby painted turtles is swimming upside down and sideways UNABLE to turn his neck/head.. its tilted to the left when hes on land, he was never like this before and i have NO IDEA what could be wrong please if anyone can help respond

thanks Bill

Definately get him to the vet tomorrow. For tonight, seperate him from the others. If you don't have another tank lying around (even a 10 gallon one) you can use a Rubbermaid type storage container or even your bathtub. Since he's having problems swimming, I wouldn't make the water deep enough for swimming. Make sure that he's warm enough.

Is he blowing bubbles? Have any type of nasal discharge? Breathing OK?

other than the neck kink thereisabsolutely nothing wrong with the turtle,he'll be treatede ASAP thank you for the reply, i've raised many turtles and this is the firsttime ive ever seen anything like this

How is he doing?

Unfortunately, this can be a parasitic or bacterial attack on the central nervous system. I can't be sure, however. If it is, the prognosis is poor. I have successfuly treated many sick turtles in a large collection, but have never reversed the neck-twisting condition.