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Any ideas for treating a box turtle? 06 Jun 2023 14:35 #78889

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Hi. I have a box turtle which I have had since 2007. Her name is Vivian. I noticed she is not eating and not moving much, and she seems to be soaking herself all the time, even through the night. Often they will do that when they are going to lay eggs. I did see her laying eggs one night so I chalked it up to that. But she has not regained stamina and still doesn't move much. I was observing her this morning and noticed a small amount of nasal discharge. Her eyes are clear and not swollen at all so I'm hoping I can nip this in the bud. Instead of prying her mouth open and trying to get MMS into her, I was thinking of soaking her in MMS, initially, to see if that helps. Would anyone venture a guess as to how much MMS I would use to say, a gallon of water? The turtle weighs 1 pound, 10 oz. 

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Any ideas for treating a box turtle? 08 Jun 2023 13:42 #78916

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Hi! I have Jim's book and I have read the section on Animals. I posted in case anyone had any experience to share, since there was nothing regarding reptiles. I decided to try soaking her in 12 drops of MMS to a gallon of water. I did that for two days and I didn't see any improvement. Today, I used 20 drops to a gallon of water. I can't imagine that small amount would be harmful to her eyes. I may try the CDS. Thank you for your thoughts. I'll keep on posting. It may help someone else in the future. 
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Any ideas for treating a box turtle? 11 Jun 2023 01:06 #78937

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Any updates on how your turtle is doing? :)

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Any ideas for treating a box turtle? 11 Jun 2023 12:03 #78943

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Hi! The turtle is doing very well! She seems 95% back to good health. What a huge positive change in her health. I am still waiting for her appetite to return so I will continue soaking her 2x a day for 2 hours until that happens. I have added DMSO to the MMS in the soaking water.

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Any ideas for treating a box turtle? 11 Jun 2023 21:54 #78955

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Excited to hear this and so happy for your little turtle friend! 

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