General Care Discussion :: ok, i've got new baby turtles and WORRIED! ...questions

[gianoshoes]

That's it, REPTISAFE. .
Also, I saw one of them yawn twice (which i've heard is a symptom of RI), i'm going a little nuts I guess, watching them hours on end. But hey, it's the weekend. I already have an RES but these are babies, which I've never had.

[christu]

I'm going through the same thing. I have one older RES who is 7". This is a baby who is between 1 and 2 inches. I don't see it eat. It's always sleeping, but i do see it swim some. Of course, it does often just drift in the water. It's a weird turtle, to be honest. It even stays in the corner sometimes. I caught it the other day clinging to the side of its small stump I put in for basking.

Try some leafy greens. I added some bits of kale to see if it eats. I also figured, since this was a wild turt, that it would need a natural-like environment, which explains a real stump. Also, I added a whole branch of kale, which is like the leaf and its stem. It seems to like the kale. It'll slide into the curled leafy section and sleep. It's slow, but I've had it for a week. It's just now getting more active.

[jameshermanto]

or is it stress syndrome?

[gianoshoes]

I am also stressed.

[gianoshoes]

Today, he is closing his eyes a lot and sticking out his neck.

[steve]

Have you tried to entice eating? Canned tuna, live prey, shrimp, canned crickets...

[jameshermanto]

wow sign of RI, watch out buddy. make sure doesnt have air cold draft on your home (such as like AirCone and Windows draft, etc.)
This is sign of RI=
Today, he is closing his eyes a lot and sticking out his neck.

[SpotsMama]

Gianoshoes, how are they behaving today? Are they any more active? eating yet?

It is normal for brand new turtles to be very shy at first. It might be a couple of weeks before they eat in front of you. It might be longer than that before they let you watch them bask. For awhile, give them some privacy and time to get used to their new home. And keep us posted on how it's going.

[gianoshoes]

My initial worries about eating and lack of activity has lightened up a bit, they are eating and sometimes I see them swimming instead of lounging.
But i keep seeing things that make me worry, like I said before, today one has been closing his eyes while he's on the dock (the dock without the heat lamp ). sometimes he has one eye open ;(
Of course this is just one thing today, but it just exasperate my worries combined with the other things i've mention.

I also want to thank you guys for helping me too.

[jameshermanto]

one eyes open??? what disease are that..? well find the diagnose, we need our supplies, airforces. go go go!!!

[gianoshoes]

well, should i go to the vet? my turtle i mean
or does maybe it will clear up?

[jameshermanto]

well gianoshoes, i dont have any idea, well what i think its better we got to vet, but look at your turtle, see what did he do, diagnose it. write on notes, what did he do when he sick. didnt have i told to you if your turtle have RI, the symptom (sorry this is spell wrong), is correctly same. just bring it to vet, and tell the vet, what happen to your turtle, try to look, if they have strange or weird behaviour so its must be RI. well thats it. what i can say, the best thing you can do, is the best thing you can got.

[gianoshoes]

well, i'm going to the vet.