Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 5:53 pm Re: Bored, stressed, or neither?
If you can post some new photo's of basking area , I will put them old/new side by side to look at maybe something very simple to "him" and not much to you. Piggley was very picky but I watched everything. For Sedge watch how he even put his feet down on basking area , watch everything. That's another reason I like stock tank and my chair right next to it. I can see every move Piggley makes all the time ! Instead of standing by a tank. ATBA's are great looking but most from your sofa are to high to see every move one makes , at least to me. Does Sedge when walking up on it use his foot to test it , touch it several times , checking if to hard/soft or hot/cold like Goldilocks ?
When I do full maintenance I always dry dock Piggley. He also gets a good scrub down with a surgical scrub at that time. He does very well now knowing it's for the better , prevention. I do believe he understands his home is being cleaned for him too. Every week for simple maintenance and small water change's/vac he stays in and helps in a turtle way. For full house cleaning ( 1st of every month) he's dry docked. About three hours , this gives my larger water change and new carbon etc time to circulate before he goes back in since I do not use any chemicals , not even water conditioner. My large water change is about 35 gallons for my 125 gallons of water , this keep's the cycle going for my setup. I have never used chemicals in over five decades and don't plan to start. He will do well. He may at first get mad for an hour but after he realizers that you cleaned his home Sedge will be happy and all good again.
You may have to go through the alphabet to figure out why he's not wanting to bask but do it's for Sedge. Observe everything that's how Piggley tells me what he likes.
See how hardy turtles are , he's over that incident. Like I said turtles are just like children , must watch all the time , one second then into something.