i found this here:
http://turtlesale.com/forum/index.php?topic=3845.0*Please note, we are not vets we are just turtle hobbyists that want to share our turtle knowledge. No advice given here should replace instructions given by a qualified reptile vet. (Ordinary vets are no better prepared to treat your turtle than your family physician.)
To find a herp vet (reptile vet) near you please read this post
http://turtlesale.com/forum/index.php?topic=3625.0 Here is an emergency first aid link:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rednine/firsaid.htm If you have found a wild turtle who is sick or injured, this website will help you locate a wild animal rehabber in your area:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/index.htm The following generalization are based on the care of cooters, sliders, and painted turtles. It has to be adjusted for other species, and especially for land species, e.g. they still need their environment made warmer, but that would be their AIR not their WATER.:
Sick Turtle Guidelines
1. Raise the water temperature to around 82-85 degrees F. (28-29 degrees C) and basking temperature around 90 degrees F. (32-34 degrees C). If you have a land turtle, or a species other than a slider, painted turtle, or cooter, these temperatures may vary slightly.
2. Give lots of UVA/UVB light UV lighting sources are 1. Natural, direct sunlight not filtered through a window or glass. 2. A good artificial source, such as a Reptisun 8.0, 5.0 under 6 months old for a sick turtle, or a reptile mercury vapor lamp.
3. Vitamins If the turtle isn’t eating then start giving them Vitamin Baths and add a calcium block to their water.
4. Isolation If you are unsure what is wrong with the turtle, isolate him or her until you can be sure it won’t make your other turtles sick. Give the exposed turtles palliative care to prevent illness.
5. Take him to a vet Every diseased turtle should be brought to a qualified herp vet (reptile vet) to ensure you have diagnosed the turtle correctly, and to get any medications which can help your turtle get well.
6. Review basic husbandry techniques to be sure you are giving the turtle all the things he needs to survive. Keep the enclosure clean and observe your turtles daily. Read care sheets and do research on your turtle species.
For Turtle Illnesses/Diseases Symptoms & Treatments please read this post:
http://turtlesale.com/forum/index.php?topic=3842.0*Parts of this guideline are from Barb Reader’s Sick Turtle Summary at Turtle Times. Thank you Barb!!
