Jonathan Helms
Has she grown much over the last three months and up to recently was she a strong eater? I hatched out 32 babies back in Feb/March 01′ I kept all of them for about four months out of the 32 three never really grew, they were still around 1.5′ to 2′, the rest of them where starting to top 3′ to 3.5′ Eventually one of the slow growers developed soft shell and die a couple weeks later. And a month later the same fate lied for one of the two remaining slow developers. They were kept in the same tank as their large siblings, they eat and basked with them but for some reason out of the same environment they developed this condition. Once they developed the soft shell I did remove them from the rest and start medication (Acriflavin and small amounts of salt water). I hope yours is able to bounce back from it’s condition, but don’t beat yourself to much if the little guy doesn’t pull through. Good Luck Jonathan The Scute Moderator http://www.geocities.com/diamondbackterrapins