River Cooter Turtle

[MissDolittle]

Besides the pink squirrel I got a river cooter turtle in today. At leats I think
it's a river cooter lol. I haven't had any turtles to rehab yet, but I had some
as a pet..

He fell into somebody's pool. He brought him to me and I will release him
first thing in the morning. Thankfully we have a river close by. He looks
alright to me :). He's in my tub right now with some thick branches where
he can climb on, eating mealworms:

http://www.amazes.us/album/albums/userpics/10001/normal_river-cooter.jpg

[thundersquirrel]

oooo pretty turtle! i've only seen one rehab turtle, it had gotten hit by a car. it wasn't a very happy critter hehehe. hope the release goes well. ;)

[MissDolittle]

Outch! I wouldn't even know what to do with an injured turtle!
I'm not even sure it's a River Cooter..could be a Slider Turtle too lol.

[SnyperKat]

AWWWE what a cutie!!!! (yeah I love turtles too, can you tell?)

I have a red-eared who's been with me for a while, currently living in our miniature pond in our backyard. She gets moved inside the house from autumn until the summer again.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/SnyperKat/Thepond.jpg

Turtles can be tricky if they get in trouble. I'm glad this one wasn't badly hurt! :D

[WingedCat]

Wow what a nice home your turtle has SnyperKat. :)

[SnyperKat]

Hehe, thanks. :) Unfortunately, that's only her summer cottage. She spends the rest of the year in a spacy tank beside a window where she can get plenty of light.

[WingedCat]

Summer cottages are good! I think I'll come spend a summer with her. LOL

[Bear]

I know its an old thread, but yep its a texas river cooter (Pseudemys texana).

Ive done many shell repairs using fiberglass with 100% success. If the body cavity is not shredded the shell can be closed and fiberglassed and the shell will fuse together.