General Care Discussion :: growth related

[prajanya]

my res is growing in a good pace bt it seems 2 be lathargic ,no signs of desease it is of 2 months and eats a lot!!

[steve]

What kind of setup do you have? What are you feeding your turtle?

[prajanya]

yeah m feeding it every 6 hrs nd it lives in 10 gallon tank with a heater and cleaner with a large basking area!

[steve]

That's too much, have you read the feeding section on the site?

[marisa]

What's the temp of the basking area and water (check them with a thermometer)? Does the basking area have both a UVB light and heat light?

A 10-gallon tank doesn't really leave much room for a "large basking area" unless it's a floating one (Zoo-Med?) or it's build above the tank. What kind is it?

Have you had your RES for the two months? If so, how much has he grown during that time?

Feeding every six hours is too much. How much is given at a feeding? A head-size amount once a day of pellets, for example, is enough until the turtle is a year old (assuming growth isn't too rapid). Then food like pellets can be offered every other day. Plant matter, though (like red-leaf lettuce or dandelion greens) can and should be offered daily. It's good to provide a balanced, varied diet.

[prajanya]

well i am keeping him at 25degree celcius and has a basking area floating above in which he is ocassionally seen basking with 32 degree celcius he loves pallets a lot ikeep giving him and he eats them!he has grown from 1 " to about 1.5" approx and i am having it from d day it hatched that is december 29th!

[prajanya]

so give me a rough idea on hw fast should i give hm food and plzz make a kind of schedule for his food!

[steve]

Read the feeding section on the main site for some information and check what other people are feeding theirs: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11684

[prajanya]

tnx!

[prajanya]

hey he is ok now tnx 4 d help!i even got a friend for him a female res!

[VeipaCray]

yeay! 2 RES in a 10 gallon tank.

[prajanya]

no 2 res in a 40 gallon tank now!

[my.lovely.turtle.]

they grow really fast. I have a hundred gallon tank for my RES. You will eventually need one as big or bigger, especially if you have two.

[prajanya]

ok well i have arramged a 125 gallon tank for jst $125 from a friend i'll get it soon in about 10 days or so!

[steve]

Nice deal!