help for malayan box turtle?

[christi]

need some help for my malayan box turtle,she seems to have lost her 2 nostrils, is breathing out of 1 hole on nose or out of her mouth,....i know she wasnt taken care of very well before i got her now i just want to do all i can for her.any ideas out there?

[haroldo359]

can't offer any advice on that, but i just wanted to say good luck with it.

[keller346]

When you say lost how do you mean? Was it cut or tore off? Either way it sounds like the only thing you can do is take it to a vet and see if they can reconstruct the nostrils if it isn't too deep.

[christi]

it seems like the nostrals have eroded?away.......she is now eating very well,now that shes warmed up,i hate to think of how she was kept before......Thanks for the help....any advice/ideas are welcom!

[telefrag]

Which species of turtle is this, malayan box turtle is pretty vague.

Is it one of the Cuora, Heosemys genus?

Sounds like it had a pretty severe RI at one point, a trip to a experienced vet is highly recommended.
Many of those asian turtles are in really really bad shape when they get to the US, so a thourough checkup with someone familiar with asian turtles would be your best option.

They can be notoriously difficult to acclimate if they are in bad health.

[christi]

RI? I'm not sure of what species other than malayan box,.....know of any good reptile vets in CT?

[lethargiic]

RI = Respiratory Infection.

I'd call around if I were you, and look into vets who "specialize" in exotic animals. Those are the ones who are better qualified to look at ur turtle rather than a regular vet.
If you can post pics of your box turtle, maybe that would give us better clue as to what your turtle's nose looks like.

[christi]

I'll try to find one thanks!!!!