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Posted: **Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:41 pm**

i think my turtle is blowing bubbles! whenever he is underwater he makes this sound that sounds like a squirting noise. and there is bubbles all over the top of the water.then he basically eats the bubbles and spits out more bubbles. is this normal or is something wrong? its kinda funny acctually

Posted: **Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:54 pm**

Sounds like RI to me. I'll leave it to someone with more expertise to fill you in on the details. I do know that if it is RI you should raise the water temp to 80-81 degrees.

Posted: **Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:06 am**

It doesn't mean its an RI, he could be exhaling underwater. If they were more like "snot bubbles" then I would be concerned.

Posted: **Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:32 am**

Bubbles underwater is fine, if you begin to see them above water, raise the temp and get him to a vet. Other than that, he's fine.

Trust me, my turt has an RI right now

but it's OK, I'm makin him better!

Posted: **Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:57 pm**

my turtle will go under water, open his mouth and let out huge air bubbles and then frantically swim to the surface. he is eating, active and not open mouth breathing...so i think it is just a little game he plays!

Posted: **Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:12 am**

yeah he isnt doing anything out of the ordinary, i think it is like a game for him.