New rescue Painted Turtle :)

[Gungirl]

So about a week back I got a phone call that I needed to rescue a tiny baby painted turtle. It was found in the middle of a parking lot a few miles away from any real water source. Once I got to it I saw that it was VERY dry and its belly scutes where cracked in a few places. I think a bird must have picked it up and then dropped it at some point. It was just slightly larger than a quarter, so I took it home. I set it up in a spare 10 gallon tank with filter, water, basking and some decor. His scutes have started to recover and he looks 150% better now. I have treated him for parasites and spoken to a local vet that raises Turtles. I am very happy with this little guy and due to my son and husbands love of turtle s we will most likely keep this little fella.