Urgent Care :: My RES refuses to eat

[Tannchitra]

well, it refuses to eat almost a week and there's no sign of RI. I try to give it some tuna but it's just sniffing and turning away. it used to like tuna. somebody help me plz

My baby is about 7"
water temp is around 26-28 (it's quite hot in BKK)
I let it walk in the garden everyday around 2-3 hrs in the morning and 3 hrs. in the afternoon.

[Tannchitra]

How big is your turtle? 6.5 inches.
How long have you had it? A year and half

What is the water temperature? Around 28
Did you use a thermometer? yes
Are you using a water heater? no
How much water is in there? It needs 3 huge bucket to fill the tank
Are you using a water conditioner? no
Are you using any filtration? no

What is the basking temperature? 31-33
Is there a basking light? no
What have you been trying to feed it? Pellets, canned tuna, shrimps
When was the last time your turtle ate? Last Friday

How big is the tank/pond/enclosure? 3.5 feet
Is the tank near a window? no but it near my glass door
Is the tank in a room with a lot of activity? no

Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms? No

[SpotsMama]

Hi. Sorry your turtle's having difficulties. How is she behaving? As lively as usual or sleeping a little more? Any swollen eyes or acting like her eyes are bothering her? Any mouth breathing or frequent yawning?

Any gravel in her tank?

A female her size is definitely in the egg laying range. Has she laid eggs before? When she's in her tank how does she behave? Restless, trying to get out, or calm? When she's outside walking in the gargen, are there places she could dig a nest if she wants (soft dirt, piles of leaves, sheltered areas like under bushes)?

[Tannchitra]

Thank you Spotsmama, you help me many times and I really appreciate it. Well, no gravel, when I put her in the empty tank, she looks aggressive and trying to get out but she looks tried for last 2 days (because she doesn’t eat for days) but stills aggressive. Well, no swollen eyes coz I always give her some cot oil with food 2 times a month. I saw her open mouth likes coughing under the water but not frequently (I saw 1-2 times a day). Last night, I put her on the table and watch her around 5 mins but no mouth breathing or yawning. She used to have RI and swollen eyes before last year (always yawning every min) but I think this time is different.

Wow, I didn’t know that she is in egg laying range. Can she laying without having sex?

[Caphits]

Yes, like a chicken. They wont hatch of course...

[Tannchitra]

do I have to take her to the vet? But I don't know what he can do because she shows no sign of illness.

[SpotsMama]

Here's info on the subject of eggs:

http://www.redearslider.com/reproduction.html

And yes, females lay eggs whether there's a male present or not. The difference is, if there's no male they won't be fertile - they will never hatch.

If she's wandering around in a garden every day, she should have plenty of opportunities to lay eggs if she needs to. I'm assuming there's plenty of dirt, some of the dirt is soft, and there are sheltered places like underneath bushes. Is this right? Have you noticed her trying to dig a hole with her back feet?

When she wanders in the garden, is there any chance at all that she could get into chemicals - fertilizer, pesticide, herbicide for instance? Are there any ants or bees in the garden that could hurt her?

And....excuse my ignorance, but where is BKK again?

[Kemul]

@SpotsMama

I presume BKK = Bangkok, Thailand.

[Tannchitra]

Thank you. yes, it's bangkok. well, last night I let her walk in my living room, i saw her sneezing but it's not frequently. Just one or two times. (I let her walk for 2 hrs) i notice that when I let her in the tank, she swim into the bottom of it and digging under the water. She also stretches her neck and sniffs the bottom but when I give her some tuna, she turns away. She stops eating for 8 day. Is she going to die?

[Tannchitra]

most of my gardern are cover with quarry tile and there's a huge wasp around but it never hurts anyone. it likes to fly over my head and my dog. if she really going to lay egg, what should i do? find the large boy with soil in ther is alright?