RES stays in the water all the time!
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Sun May 15, 2005 3:21 pmby jenstubak
My RES never comes out of the water. He will not climb onto his basking area. Why could this be?? Could his basking light be to warm?? Could he be scared???
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Sun May 15, 2005 3:58 pmby steve
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Sun May 15, 2005 3:58 pmby bradhart
if he's new to the environment, chances are he's just scared. My friends RES was handled too much and even after months in the tank, he won't bask when anyone's around. Zthe basking temp should be about (90 F) 10 degrees warmer than the water. If he's scared to bask, chancs are he's doing it when you're not around.
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Sun May 15, 2005 4:07 pmby punkiemichelle
Yep, Bradhart got it right on the money. And check out that thread Steve posted, it should be helpful to you.