Marshall
Turtle Keeper + CPL(H)
I got an emergency rescue in already this morning at 5:22 AM and the circumstances are truly depressing so not for the faint of heart. The turtle is a false map female who from my judgment looks to be around 10 months to a year old and is in barely stable but survivable health which is shocking considering what it went through. The poor girl was brought to me by a "anonymous surrender" which is a fancy way of saying a civilian who is willing to step in and be a good somebody but does not ask for credit nor do they want to be involved with reporting the owner. I can pursue that on their behalf as a function of the rescue in cases like this one which have overwhelming evidence so the sorry owner will hopefully get prosecuted because I will do all I can to try and make sure that happens.
The turtle was found in a home where there were a total of 5 turtles in a 75 gallon tank which is the first stupid and cruel part but it gets worse. The owner had went on vacation and thought that week feeders would suffice for 16 days somehow and sadly 4 of the turtles died of starvation while the one I got in rescue survived for roughly 8 days while 4 turtles were already dead and decomposing in the tank she was in. They were most likely siblings or at least had been together all their lives. I can not imagine the stress of being hungry and without interaction and food while watching 4 of your tank mates die and start to rot around you as the turtle that survived was probably preparing to endure the same fate soon because I have only seen one other rescue that was this near to death. I am not going to share the images for obvious reasons but once I get the surviving turtle cleaned up and her weight and vitamins stable will share her images though. I also did something I never really have had to do before which was take in the 4 deceased turtles into the rescue only for burial in the small cemetery I have created for turtles and any fish that have died but I never intended to have to use it like this. Anyway thank you for the support this forum provides to the moral and encouragement to keep up the rescue, and I really mean that
and sorry for the sad story but the truth should be told is my stance always.
The turtle was found in a home where there were a total of 5 turtles in a 75 gallon tank which is the first stupid and cruel part but it gets worse. The owner had went on vacation and thought that week feeders would suffice for 16 days somehow and sadly 4 of the turtles died of starvation while the one I got in rescue survived for roughly 8 days while 4 turtles were already dead and decomposing in the tank she was in. They were most likely siblings or at least had been together all their lives. I can not imagine the stress of being hungry and without interaction and food while watching 4 of your tank mates die and start to rot around you as the turtle that survived was probably preparing to endure the same fate soon because I have only seen one other rescue that was this near to death. I am not going to share the images for obvious reasons but once I get the surviving turtle cleaned up and her weight and vitamins stable will share her images though. I also did something I never really have had to do before which was take in the 4 deceased turtles into the rescue only for burial in the small cemetery I have created for turtles and any fish that have died but I never intended to have to use it like this. Anyway thank you for the support this forum provides to the moral and encouragement to keep up the rescue, and I really mean that
and sorry for the sad story but the truth should be told is my stance always.
