Scout Island Nature Centre says turtle’s shell stable, recovery expected but it could take time
It will be at least a month or two before a western painted turtle injured in Williams Lake will be able to return to her habitat.
Taylor’s partner, veterinarian Dr. Don Deitrick of the Animal Care Hospital in Williams Lake, is taking care of the injured turtle.“We took a thin wire covered in medical tape and wrapped it around her like a cast to stabilize it. She does not have much clearance underneath so you cannot put much there.”
“They said she was beautiful and based on her size could be over 40 and quite possibly older,” Taylor said. “That’s pretty amazing. We also did an X-ray and from what we could tell, there weren’t any eggs.” “Apparently when they are younger they tend to eat more worms and grubs, but when they get older tend toward eating more vegetation and plant material,” Taylor said.“Williams Lake is pretty much as far north as western painted turtles go and that’s pretty cool,” she added. “This is really something to be celebrated.”
The survival rate of hatchlings growing to an adult mature enough to start mating is less than one per cent, she added.
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