Toxicity of wap stings to tutles

Question
Hi there, I've been trying to get some information about how toxic a wasp sting is to a turtle, with no luck as of yet. I was just reading some of Heather Yexalen's Q and A (from this website) regardng the mysterious death of two turtles which is suspected may be linked to wasps, however no conclusion about this theory was reached in the end.

See I hve two baby turtles of about 2-3 months of age, and yesterday I took them out and put them in their esky for some sun. Later I noticed a wasp was floating on the top of the water but thought nothing of it. Since then boy hasn't eaten, and is actng very skittish towards me (both have gotten quite used to me since I first got them). Last night when I fed them in the tank, not only did he show no interest in the food, but as I watchd him he kept opening his mouth in such a way that it looked like something was stuck in his throat.

Today I put them out in the esky again, and he just swims quite eratically around, smashing into things with his head tucked back, unlike his normal, relaxed self. He seems to be shaky when slowly manoeuvring himself over rocks, and even looks like he may be losing control of his back legs as if he has some nerve damage or something. I picked him up to examine his throat, and noticed a small swollen lump on one side.

I'm extremely concerned that he may have had a chomp at the wasp and got stung, and even worse potentially got some of the stinger stuck in his throat. I was wondering whether you knew anyting about how toxic wasp stings are to turtles at all, particularly babies? And what you can do about them? Because I don't want to watch him deteriorate any further.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you so much :)

Sky.

Answer
Hello Sky,

I am not positive about allergic reactions or anaphylactic shock due to a bee or wasp sting.  I do know that there have been reports of bearded dragons have ingested a bee & been fine.  
However, it appears that your turtles are having some trouble.  
I think you need to get them to a vet ASAP.  They need intravenous fluids, & probably some Adrenaline (Epinephrine) immediately to help halt any heart or nervous system problems.  
The response has trigged a severe reaction, at least it appears to have done so anyway.  
Try to get him to the vet, immediately.
Please let me know the outcome of this!

Tracie