Found a box turtle, dead? hibernating?

[lix.ma14]

looks like a dried up body. don't see any hint of a head even when tucked in.

 

[krichardson]

Surprised none of the more knowledgable Herp guys haven't chimed in yet.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

It looks dried up and dead to me. Does it smell?

 

[a6715s]

It doesn't smell yet and the legs don't feel dried out. It's been at ~65F for 2 days now and still looks like that, no changes at all. I think it's dead.

I left it for one more night. If it's still there and looks the same tomorrow I'll probably give up on it.

 

[Aweshade9]

try to warm bin and add a little dixie cup with water, and put some straw in the bin. That got a turtle out of hibernation when I was younger

 

[chairman]

I'd go ahead and slowly warm him up. With herps, especially ones that can hibernate, they're not dead until they're warm and dead.

If he is alive, a room temperature soak with some carrot or squash baby food mixed in the water would help with rehydration and recovery.

 

[a6715s]

It's dead. 4 days at 65+ temps and now it's starting to smell. Oh well. Maybe we'll find a live one sometime.