General Care Discussion :: I think my little turtle is sick :( HELP

[Whatapair]

OK i have two turtles one is getting bigger and swims all day and seems fine my other turtle is the same size as when i got him i started to separate them during feeding thinking maybe the bigger one is eating all the food the little guy eats but soon after i seem him throwing it up i feed them green leafy lettuce and Nutrafin pellets he little guy doesn't swim that often i haven had the money yet to buy them there light bulbs is that the problem?? please help im worried about him

[mike hill]

You need uva lighting for heat and uvb lighting for the turtle to metobolize his food. The basking temp should be about 90 to 91 degrees and the water about 75 to 77 degrees. Good Luck!!

[steve]

Can you tell us more about the setup? Is the turtle eating too quickly? Is there anything else thrown up beside what was eaten?

[theartbook35]

How much are you feeding the turtle? Usually they vomit when they eat too much. (Dunno if you know, but they should get a head sized portion)

If the turtle is eating to quickly, you can control the feeding by giving them one piece of the lettuce or pellets at a time. You can even break the pellets in half if you want.