Their skin. they tend to wash them a little bit. so they re a little cleaner here. but everywhere, they re covered in oil. does the oil actually get underneath the shell? no, it doesn t get under the shell because the skin meets tightly. okay. it all in their mouth, in there and it s down their eso esophagus so they ve ingested the oil. if the turtle has ingested oil, will that kill it? well, we didn t know when we first got them. we still really don t know, but they seem to be doing very well. most of them are responding quickly to fluid therapy. we re giving them antibiotics, vitamins and we re feeting them m mayonnaise to move that oil. who knew. what are you going to do now? this one needs a quick recheck. we re going to weigh it, check its i.d. it has a microchip in it. then it s due for an antibiotic shot. okay.
We still really don t know, but they seem to be doing very well. most of them are responding quickly to fluid therapy. we re giving them antibiotics, vitamins and we re feeding them mayonnaise to move that oil. you re feeding them mayonnaise? yes. mayonnaise and oil mixture to help get the oil out of their system. who knew. what are you going to do now? this one needs a quick recheck. we re going to weigh it, check its i.d. it has a microchip in it. then it s due for an antibiotic shot. okay. and they do get a little more active when you handle them, you can see. we have 1.8 kilograms. that s what this one has been, which is good. so we re just going to i m going to pull out the antibiotic. and the antibiotic is for what? it s basically to cover what we re worried about the oil causing some gi damage. so we re covering for that. that s a gastrointestinal injury. also we don t know if they ve inhaled the oil, if they have
But everywhere, they re covered in oil. does the oil actually get underneath the shell? no, it doesn t get under the shell because the skin meets tightly. okay. it all in their mouth, in there and it s down their esophagus so they ve ingested the oil. if the turtle has ingested oil, will that kill it? well, we didn t know when we first got them. we still really don t know, but they seem to be doing very well. most of them are responding quickly to fluid therapy. we re giving them antibiotics, vitamins and we re feeding them mayonnaise to move that oil. who knew. what are you going to do now? this one needs a quick recheck. we re going to weigh it, check its i.d. it has a microchip in it. then it s due for an antibiotic shot. okay. and they do get a little more active when you handle them, you can see.