General Care Discussion

Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:03 am **Fat Turtle??**

I have an aproximate 5 month old RES, even when i first got him, he has never put it head completly in his shell. When he is basking, he will pull up his fornt and hind legs. Is he fat? Or does he just not want to pull his head in?

Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:34 pm **Re: Fat Turtle??**

Dunno. Can you get a picture? From a picture we can tell if he's too fat to pull his head in or not.

Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:29 pm **Re: Fat Turtle??**

Yeah pictures help allot!

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:41 am **Re: Fat Turtle??**

Basking positions can vary. If he were overweight, he would have difficulties retracting his limbs into his shell. There would also be some visible pudge around the limbs.

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:53 pm **Re: Fat Turtle??**

Yeah my RES only puts his head inside his shell when he's basking when he's sleeping.
What do you feed him?

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:45 pm **Re: Fat Turtle??**

4-5 small pieces of reptomin ( about this big ___), and an occational baby shrimp.

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