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Hey everyone, I am concerned about my two hatchling turtles. I want to show you pictures of my 2 turtles and hope that everything looks okay.

I am also concerned about the thick black lines between the scutes. Is that a sign that I am overfeeding? If so, how much should I feed them? I feed them 4 pellets a day & Romaine lettuce leaves.

How big is your turtle? 1.5 - 2 inches
How long have you had it? About 1.5 months

What is the water temperature? 80
Did you use a thermometer? Yes
Are you using a water heater? Yes
How much water is in there? 6-7 Gallons (10 gallon tank)
Are you using a water conditioner? Yes (ReptiSafe)
Are you using any filtration? Yes

What is the basking temperature? ~95
Is there a basking light? Yes (they bask a lot)
Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on? Yes
What kind is it or what is it made out of? Petco Dock
Is there a UVB light? No (But I do cover 1 Reptomin Pellet in RepCal Calcium/VitD3 powder once a week)

What have you been trying to feed it? Reptomin Pellets & Romaine Lettuce
When was the last time your turtle ate? Yesterday night

How big is the tank/pond/enclosure? 10 gallon tank
Is the tank near a window? No
Is the tank in a room with a lot of activity? No

Have you read the Basic Care section? yes
Have you searched the forums for similar situations? yes

Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms? no.


Here is Phelps:



And here is Forest:



I hope everything is ok. My turtles are VERY active at least.

here's a vid of them eating romaine lettuce

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTjYbUrks2k

I know that the deep black lines between the scutes are signs of fast growth caused by over eating, how much do you feed the little guy?

It is also very important that youbget a UVA/UVB bulb

Moose wrote:I know that the deep black lines between the scutes are signs of fast growth caused by over eating, how much do you feed the little guy?

Each turtle eats 4 Reptomin (regular size) pellets a day. I also add 2 leaves of Romaine Lettuce for them to nibble on which they love. They finish eating the leaves within half an hour. They will also sometimes nibble on the cuttlebone piece I have in there.

Hmm I'm not to sure hopefully Steve will hop on this thread, bcuz my baby Nicaraguan slider has the same light areas too, but I was just thinking maybe she needs a good shed

Pick up a new toothbrush and give it a gentle scrub... see if it cleans up a bit (it looks a bit reddish to me).