Thanks Amy! I use GooseMoose for adoptions often and posted her there today to get a head start on finding potential adopters while she is being socialized. Great painting btw, thanks for sharing
The last few days have been a whirlwind of hecticness, hence the lack of updates. We're negotiating the terms and pricing of buying a business, I'm undergoing medical treatments that take a good three hours out of each day, work has needed me almost every day, wildlife calls are flooding in, and of course - daily husbandry tasks and keeping the fiance happy are taking up the rest. Sometimes I think if I stop dead in my tracks fast enough, I'll catch my head spinning.
At any rate: turtle and rattie alike are both improving. The rat still needs some work; if more than one person is in the room, she starts getting fearful and defensive. When it's just one person, she's very gentle and sweet, however. I'm going to have my family work with me to get her accustomed to more than one person being present during interactions.
The turtle still will not eat, but I'm very pleased to report that his eyes are looking much better and he's very feisty. He's been swimming (woohoo) and seems in better spirits every day, so I'm hoping his starved body can hold on long enough to survive until he's feeling well enough to feed. I can intubate, but from what I've read the stress of it can be worse than the nourishment is beneficial, so I'm giving him a few more days.
"Good" eye
Bad "eye"
