Cooter with buoyancy troubles for placement

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Contact Marjan Ghadrdan

Country: United States

Species: Cooter

Is rehabilitation complete?: yes

This animal has potential as a :

off-site education animal
static display animal

This animal is: wild reared

Age: adult

Reason for entering rehabilitation.:

minor carapace wounds, difficulty controlling buoyancy in water

Days in care: 200

Issues developed while undergoing rehabilitation.:

n/a

Body condition score (5 point scale as defined on https://nagonline.net/3877/body-condition-scoring/): 3

Can the animal express species-typical behaviors (e.g. eat appropriate whole foods, climb, perch, groom, dig, fly, swim, ambulate normally for species)?:

can swim but has difficulty controlling buoyancy in water

Can the animal be handled without negative welfare affects?: yes

This is how the animal currently reacts when a frequent caregiver nears it (e.g. does it modify behavior, show signs of fear, agonism, habituation):

well habituated

This is how the animal currently reacts when a stranger nears it (e.g. does it modify behavior, show signs of fear, agonism, habituation):

well habituated

This animal is currently house : with conspecifics

Will the animal need continuous medical care (e.g. medication)?: no

Physical health welfare assessment: neutral

Mental/emotional health welfare assessment: neutral

More Information

This good-natured aquatic turtle has difficulty controlling her buoyancy in the water, which would make it difficult to impossible for her to evade predators successfully if released. She also suffered some minor wounds on her carapace, which have healed. She is fully mobile and has been successfully housed both alone and with other turtles, though she currently shares space with another nonreleasable female cooter. This turtle provides an excellent educational opportunity for a facility that could provide her with a primarily dry-docked enclosure.

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