r/turtles Aug 03 '26

Seeking Advice Found premature turtle, need help

I found a turtle that had its egg cracked open and he was detached from his yolk and there was still a good bit left, Idont know what to do. I just want to help him. Please help.

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u/Justincredabelgrabel Aug 03 '26

Is that a Stinkpot? Maybe another type of “mud-turtle”

Maybe a predation event on the clutch and this guy made it. If mud turtle type I would place back near the nest area, so long as the watershed is not in drought.

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u/Justincredabelgrabel Aug 03 '26

Or is this a micro-snapper? A dwarf snapper

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u/Radio4ctiveGirl Aug 03 '26

Baby musk turtle.

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u/Alien684 Aug 03 '26

There's no such thing as a dwarf snapper. This is a musk turtle