Two Oval Carapaces

Painful Traces

This guy "Chungye" (because this is Chinese-imported one I bought in Chungye) really left a painful trace of flat-out nipped tail.
Only stubby root was left by being cruely bitten by a ferocious female which I once kept but later released in a pond.
This "Chungye" guy used to nip at others' tails ironically he was completely nipped on the tail himself by a female all of sudden.
I always lament "You nipped my precious ones' tails, now you were nipped on the tail by another, Huh???????????!!!!!!!!!!!
My one of most precious one, a domed carapaced and Mr.Fertile was also nipped the tip of his tail by Chungye. I should've released Chungye as soon as I detected his nipping-tail tendency.

God, please open their eyes...

A really experienced Reeves breeder who I got to know lately once told me that it's better to inject on the front as of semi-aquatic turtles.
From a couple of days ago, I followed his advice.
I successfully inject an antibiotic on them in the front side for the serious eye disease.

But last night, while I was trying to drive injector a needle on the front of my babies, I couldn't.
It was strange, I was able to do it very well a couple of days ago.
Their thick folded skin inside front paws was too flexible and rough for needle to pierce quickly.
I gave up on injecting on the front sides at this moment.
I came back on back side as usual.
Woo~ their muscle really tightened up that I had even difficulty on back side.
This baby started opening one of his eyes little bit but has yet to eat.

He rolled his fronts inside the shell so deep and it made the front freshes much thicker.
So, this time I decided not to inject him on the front.

He must've been aware of the injection.
He didn't seem to like it.
Maybe that's why he folded his tails to different side where injection usually happened.

Started giving injections myself...

Since my two most beloved ones got sick on their eyes.
I really was being distressed, trying to figure out a way to cure them.
Because I know that once swollen and closed eyes would probably lead to death however & whatever clinical method I might try.

I have an experience that even taking a eye-diseased turtle to a vet wouldn't do make much difference.
I'd put on optical ointment constantly and sink ill ones in salty waters.
None of them eventually cured severe eye diseases of turtles.

"What should I do?" I kept thinking.
The only thing vet did that I didn't was giving some injection, usually glucose.
I was heart-broken when I was grabbing up the my most beloved one.
I'm really guilt-conscious, I should've taken care of them better, so conditions haven't gotten bad as this.
This small one is making me really sad.
He was very active in the first place.
All of sudden, from one day, did he become gradually inactive and started staying inside the shell.
He was bitten by one of bigger male quite often.
I guess maybe that has to do with his eye illness.
I should've separated him much sooner.
I first didn't know where to inject.
A kind vet in my neck of woods told my mother that it'd be okay just to inject on the back between tail and back-legs as such that humans are injected on the buttock.
So, I started injecting them on the beside the tails.

Later, I also started injecting Vitamin A in expectation that Vitamin A would be good for eye diseases.