Mouth Rot?

[EmbraceCalamity]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

If they are ill and being kept in incorrect conditions then your best bet is to report it through the proper channels, otherwise they will just replace it with another one that will have to live in teh incorrect conditions.

Heh. This is a very rural area with very poor views on animals. I've reported horses being kept in terrible conditions to the proper authorities, and he just called me back and told me they were fine.

The guy messaged me and said he can't take care of them right now, so I guess I'll be taking them. So I just ran out and got a big tub to keep them in for now. I'll post pics once I get them.

~Maggot

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

that I'd be willing to take it (as a temporary measure, as I have 0 experience with turtles and don't really feel I could provide a proper enclosure for it).

~Maggot

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

The guy messaged me and said he can't take care of them right now, so I guess I'll be taking them
~Maggot

i'm NOT having a go,or being cheeky.....

imo you are doing the right/decent thing,in taking them into your care,where they will get the proper attention

now you will have to,RESEARCH them and find out,HOW to GIVE them a PROPER enclosure....

there will be turtle sections in reptile forums,also there may even be turtle dedicated forums out there...

that said,if you post up the EXACT type of turtle you will be caring for,then there may be people on here with hands on experience,or at least be able to,point you in the right direction

re mouth rot
i've only ever seen it in snakes,it was anything from dark brown/black in colour,to pale creamy/yellow colour...

it was a gunky,pastey looking substance,if you could post pictures,it would give us a better idea of what your dealing with

i used cotton buds,the ones that come with,little cotton buds,at both ends of a little plastic stick,like we would use to clean inside our ears...

just use a little water and try and clean/gently scrape,as much gunk out as you can..

then take him along to the vets,ask him to take swabs and culture them,this will indentify,the exact type of infection and the BEST course of treatment

i hope you get him back to full health,please let us know how it goes

cheers shaun

[EmbraceCalamity]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

i'm NOT having a go,or being cheeky.....

imo you are doing the right/decent thing,in taking them into your care,where they will get the proper attention

now you will have to,RESEARCH them and find out,HOW to GIVE them a PROPER enclosure....

Already did that before I even messaged the guy. If nothing else and he wouldn't give them to me, I wanted to be able to give him information on how to care for them better. You underestimate me.

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

there will be turtle sections in reptile forums,also there may even be turtle dedicated forums out there...

that said,if you post up the EXACT type of turtle you will be caring for,then there may be people on here with hands on experience,or at least be able to,point you in the right direction

Red-eared sliders.

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

re mouth rot
i've only ever seen it in snakes,it was anything from dark brown/black in colour,to pale creamy/yellow colour...

it was a gunky,pastey looking substance,if you could post pictures,it would give us a better idea of what your dealing with

i used cotton buds,the ones that come with,little cotton buds,at both ends of a little plastic stick,like we would use to clean inside our ears...

just use a little water and try and clean/gently scrape,as much gunk out as you can..

then take him along to the vets,ask him to take swabs and culture them,this will indentify,the exact type of infection and the BEST course of treatment

i hope you get him back to full health,please let us know how it goes

cheers shaun

I'm gonna try to make an appointment with the vet on Monday. I've done some research on how to treat it, and I'll do more before I get it.

Don't worry. I've nursed much stranger things back to health.

~Maggot

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

My question is: Does this sound like mouth rot? Or am I off base? How treatable is it that this stage? I told her that if the owner was unable or unwilling to treat it, that I'd be willing to take it (as a temporary measure, as I have 0 experience with turtles and don't really feel I could provide a proper enclosure for it).
~Maggot

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
you asked the question about mouth rot

you also said you had ZERO experience


i answered your mouth rot question and advised a course of action,i also suggested you do some research,since you declared you had no experience and felt you could not provide a proper enclosure
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Originally Posted by shaunyboy

now you will have to,RESEARCH them and find out,HOW to GIVE them a PROPER enclosure....

re mouth rot
i've only ever seen it in snakes,it was anything from dark brown/black in colour,to pale creamy/yellow colour...

it was a gunky,pastey looking substance,if you could post pictures,it would give us a better idea of what your dealing with

i used cotton buds,the ones that come with,little cotton buds,at both ends of a little plastic stick,like we would use to clean inside our ears...

just use a little water and try and clean/gently scrape,as much gunk out as you can..

then take him along to the vets,ask him to take swabs and culture them,this will indentify,the exact type of infection and the BEST course of treatment
cheers shaun

you then declared you had already done research,in order for the guy to give them to you,surely part of that research would cover proper enclosures ?

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Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

Already did that before I even messaged the guy. If nothing else and he wouldn't give them to me, I wanted to be able to give him information on how to care for them better. You underestimate me.
Red-eared sliders.
I'm gonna try to make an appointment with the vet on Monday. I've done some research on how to treat it, and I'll do more before I get it.

Don't worry. I've nursed much stranger things back to health.

~Maggot

i answered both YOUR queries from your first post,questions you appear to already have the answers for.....

i answered because you asked,NOT because i underestimated you in any way

re treatment
imo you would be better waiting on a vet confirming that its mouth rot,before doing anything other than a light/gentle clean of the gunky stuff

sorry i don't understant why you randomly wrote.....

Red-Eared Sliders,before the part about making a vet appointment ?

re don't worry/strange things
if you already have experience treating reptiles,then you should find it simple enough to clear the mouth rot up,don't worry if it seems to take a few weeks,i've found reptiles heal a lot slower than most animals/humans

re mouth rot thread
doing a progression thread of pictures during treatment,would give others an idea of how to treat mouth rot,should their reptile get it,(thats if it won't stress the turtle,or take up too much time)

i hope everything goes well with the turtles,please let us know how it goes

cheers shaun