Turtle Energy Down…

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  • grndtrn
    April 26, 2002 at 11:30 pm #17063

    Two days ago, my turtle just stopped eating the fish that I have been feeding it. Along with that, it also seems to be less energenic. It use to swim around the tank, but now it just float on top of the water. I really don’t like to see him like this. Is there something wrong?

    Glaeser Walt-P55431
    April 29, 2002 at 11:25 am #17066

    Are you feeding it only fish? It needs a lot more in it’s diet. Fish should be a treat, not a staple. You need to feed it Reptomin or similar turtle pellets. Maybe try some dried shrimp. See if that helps. If it starts listing to one side in the water, that could indicate pneumonia. If it gets ANY worse, I’d consider taking it to a Vet. You should also mention the age and some background info about the turtle’s surroundings (lighting, water changes, etc). Also, I assume it’s a DBT, but you didn’t mention it for sure… Walt G. —–Original Message—– From: grndtrn [mailto:grandtrain@…] Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 8:30 PM To: diamondbackterrapins@yahoogroups.com Subject: [diamondbackterrapins] Turtle Energy Down… Two days ago, my turtle just stopped eating the fish that I have been feeding it. Along with that, it also seems to be less energenic. It use to swim around the tank, but now it just float on top of the water. I really don’t like to see him like this. Is there something wrong? To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: diamondbackterrapins-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

    Tamara Bogosavac
    April 29, 2002 at 1:01 pm #17067

    Try giving it live snails. Those garden snails, I don’t remeber their real name. My love it. I have two painted turtles and two red eared sliders. Tamara B. — Glaeser Walt-P55431 http://health.yahoo.com

    grndtrn
    April 29, 2002 at 8:07 pm #17068

    Oh. so it can’t eat just fish. I got some reptile sticks, but I can’t seems to get the turtle to realize it is food. As for the turtle right now, it starts getting active and eating again. Not as much as before, though. — In diamondbackterrapins@y…, Glaeser Walt-P55431 http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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