Hi all-- I picked up this guy out of the road on the way home. He's been hit by a car. I called the wildlife rehabbers in my area and there is NO-ONE in our area doing reptile re-habbing!!! The nearest liscensed reptile rehabber is in Northern Va. I'm so surprised!!! I also called to see if my vet could see him but he's out of the office today.
For those of you that know turtles-- are these injuries usually fatal or do you think he has a chance?? The shell is broken just along the front in a couple of places and one front leg appears useless. He is still alive, so I'm looking for an idea of if he could be mended or if he should be put out of his misery.
He is in a small tank, on papertowels, inside of a dark blue tub with a blue heat lamp on half of the tank. So he's dark and warm, for what it's worth. I snapped these pics quick as I didn't want to disturb him more.
Any ideas would be great!!! If he survives the night, I can take him to my vet tomorrow.