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[thevillain214]

My name is squrt. kidding. Im new in this forum. I just recently bought a red ear slider turtle. its about 2 inches and is very lazy or i dont know if its sick. i still dont know its gender though maybe his gay. lolz. i named him or her, Pogang!!! why pogang? cause i live here in the philippines and turtle in filipino is pagong...
Hope we can all be friends here. My turte isnt eating lately... i just bought it 2 days ago. the first day I gave him food and he chewed on it. then the next morning. my nephew played with it. now his no longer eating.

[jenaero]

Hi. Welcome to the site

Give him some time to adjust to his new surroundings. To find out why he's not eating, you'll have to tell us about your setup. How big is the tank? Do you have a uva & uvb light, water heater and filter? There are several reasons that turtles stop eating so with this info, we'll help you figure out what it is.

Another thing, I don't know how old your nephew is, but I suggest not letting anyone 'play' with the turtle. Kids are not exactly careful when it comes to things like that. Also, turtles are more 'look but don't touch' pets. I won't let my stepchildren (15 & 9 years old) or my niece and nephew (2 & 12) touch them. It causes undo stress and certainly won't help if the turt is already sick or not eating.

[TexasJagsFan]

Welcome, give the turtle some time.

[thevillain214]

cool... thanks for your advises... do i still need to put heater? cause its so hot here in the philippines already. i dont know his sexuality but i placed him or her in my room. i dont have any filtiration or anything right now. i placed him in a tiny bowl. im planning to setup a place for him to stay but i still havent manage to have time and also no money in my pocket cause i recently have cichlids fishes and an aquarium setup. ...

[sonyj]

If your water can be kept at around 75 degrees then a heater isn't needed. If your water temperature is warmer than this you can cool it down by adding cool water or frozen bottles of water. You won't be able to tell if Pagong is a girl or boy until "he" is about 4-5 inches long. The sooner you can get him a good place to swim the better. And the best is 10inches of tank per inch of shell. If you can't get a real aquarium look for something like a large plastic storage container that will do until you can get an aquarium.

[jenaero]

That'd be 10 gallons of tank per inch of turtle I know that's what you meant tho.

[sonyj]

That'd be 10 gallons of tank per inch of turtle I know that's what you meant tho.

oops Yeah, I think that's what I meant.

[thevillain214]

oh... i bought another one. i named her little cause she is so tiny. smaller than my pogang... she's about one and a half inches. and her eyes are close... and her shell is soft... some times when i touches her... she feels it... she is really tiny... is she still like a baby... cause she aint opening her eyes... i feel sad for her... somebody told me she's gonna dye...

[marisa]

A belated welcome. If your turtles can get outside to bask in the sun, that would really be good for them. With the heat your country, though, make sure they have a shaded area. And don't put them in anything glass--it will heat the water too much.

About the second turtle--will the eyes open all? Will the turtle eat? It sounds like from the soft shell the turtle has been given to much animal matter and also not enough calcium and possibly Vit. D3, which the turtle could get from basking in direct sun (not through a window, which would filter out the UVB rays which the turtle synthesizes the Vit D3 from). What are the turtles being fed?

[thevillain214]

i bought turtle stick... the bigger one eats... but the one that aint opening her eyes has not yet eaten any since i got her 2 days from now.

[marisa]

Can you soften some pellets/sticks and mix a little something smelly with it (like bits of sardines in water or shrimp). If the turtle's eyes are closed and he can't see to eat, can you hold a little under his nose to see if he'll grab it (he should be in the water so he can swallow it)?

[thevillain214]

nope... i tried to put it under his nose but ... he aint grabbing it... itas been days and he hasn't eat any.

[thevillain214]

my turtle finally opened her eyes... I put them out side. they alright now... although their water always get dirty... i change it everyday.

[lydia_lady_fla]

offer the little turtle smelly food like can tuna rinsed well.....read the stickys at the begining of each post it will help u deal with sick turts,tempatures things to fed em etc. oh an Welcome hope things are going well for u

[thevillain214]

wahh, it was raining so hard in here the other day, and i was sleeping i forgot to bring them inside the house. when i woke up its already late... i immediately brought them inside.
now my little one isnt eating again.
dont know what to do with him. cause every time i visit him... he opens he's mouth like he feels something or he want something... but if i offer him food... he wont grab it... but often he opens his mouth like his crying dont know what to do...
please help