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Post Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:30 pm   Repost: Urgent: Bubbles Isn't Eating!

Bubbles isn't eating. I am really worried about her, she just "sits" on the bottom of her tank, but she still basks. I'm really worried she might be sick and may die... :cry:
I don't know how to post pictures, so if someone could please tell me how, I will.

Here is all of Bubbles' information:
Bubbles is 4.5 inches
Had her for a month, although she is 2 years old

Water temp is
I used a thermometer
I cant remember what kind of heater I'm using, but I'm using one!
There is 11.1 gallons of water in the tank
I just dropped a ReptoGuard Turtle Health Conditioner in
Using Tetra Wisper 10-30i filter

Basking temperature is room temperature
Use a ExoTerra ReptiGlo 5.0 UVB lamp for basking and a regular bulb for heat
Using a bridge for basking. She goes on it a lot
Bought the bridge at Rick's Hobbies and Aquaria

She eats Wardley Reptile Sticks and shrimp sometimes. She gets fed every 2nd day I am starting to give her ReptoMin
Last time I seen her eat was about two weeks ago

She's in a 18.6 gallon clear-blue bin
Tank is near a window but is not right beside it, and it is not high enough for Bubbles to actually see it
Tank is in my room (low to medium activity)

I don't know if it would make a difference, but I also have 2 other turtles in my room in seperate tanks, a baby Common American toad and a Crawfish all in the same room.
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Trachemys scripta elegans:
Sandy - m - 6"
Bubbles - m - 4.5"
Jimmy - f - 6.75"
Blacky - f - 7.5"
Goliath - f - 7.75"

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Squirt - 3"
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:25 am   Re: Repost: Urgent: Bubbles Isn't Eating!

How long has she been like this? Have you tried live foods? What was the thermometer reading? Have you tried any other foods? There are some options here: http://www.redearslider.com/entice_eating.html
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:21 pm   Re: Repost: Urgent: Bubbles Isn't Eating!

What I did when my turt had RI and wouldnt eat is to place him in a separate tank with half pedialyte and half water so he can ingest some nutrients when he eats or drink. I feed him there too. When he wasnt moving at all and had his eyes closed, stayed on his basking log all day (i know he didnt go down since the pellets I left for him were just floating and soggy all over the tank), I poured some water on his mouth to somehow dehydrate him. I fed him cichclid sticks that time since he seemed to like it and would respond when I put it close to his nose.
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