General Care Discussion :: paco suddenley exibiting strange basking behavior

[Ozzyy]

paco has been acting weird for the past 3 hours... i dont know if it has somethign to do with it starting to be spriong or anything.. but when paco is basking he takes on this weird position where his feet are planted firmly on the basking log and then he stares at the ground... i thought he was asleep but his eyes are wide open when i check.... when i aproach the basking dock... before he would jump into the water.. but now he seems to not be afraid of me at all.. is there soemthign wrong... hes been eating right as far as ive seen.. and hes been swimming... i bumped up the water temp just to be safe

[scripta_elegans]

Maybe he's trying to get his belly really dry? Did you check his carapace for any injury or irritation?

[Ozzyy]

i checked it and there wasnt any irritation.... i cleaned out his tank because theree was aloyt of algae in it.... mabey that was irritating him?

[pumpkinsherbet]

does he kinda dig his nose in the ground? that's what john was doing.

[SpotsMama]

Can you get a picture of him doing it?

[Ozzyy]

ok
well ill have to find ,my camera ... but right now... after icleaned out hsi tank.. at 11;34 pm... paco is basking in his tank.. and there are NO lights on.... mabey the water is too warm?

[Ozzyy]

well i checked the water temp and its at 80 degrees... mabey the water is too warm for him? he has been apearing a lil sluggish but that was caused the water i had him in before was cooler

[iac637]

I would have him checked. is he breathing out of his mouth at all or swimming lopsided?

[SpotsMama]

I'd have him checked, too. If he's ill, 80 degrees is not too warm.

good luck! Keep us posted!

[Ozzyy]

he doesnt seem to be afraid of me either
when i move towards the tank its as if he doesnt notice me
and he only started doign that this after noon

[SpotsMama]

Yeah, best get him checked. Isn't he usually a lot more alert?

[iac637]

if he isn't moving when you come up to the tank I would call the vet in the morning and set up an appointment or got to the emergency clinic.

[Ozzyy]

hel move... but he wont liek scramble like her normaly does... i wont be ale to take him to the vet tomorow because i am going ot see the airbus a380 in dullas airport... but im going to ask my parents to take him (its always a hard time tryin to convince them to help me with my turtle.... mabeyu paco is stressed out from the tank cleaning... ill check on him in the morning... if hes still liek this im getting him checked out.

[iac637]

When I change my they swim around like crazy trying to see what changed they don't stop moving. I would have you parents take him and make sure you see a vet that knows about turtles.

[Ozzyy]

usualy he stayed still the last 2 times i changed hsi tank (long time ago) befor e i changed it.. there was alot of algae.... im going ot go get hiim checked out before spring break starts. mabey its lack of sleep? i did keep his tank light on for the past week.... mabey hes tired... cause he started acting sick out of knowwhere like right after i fed him he just like buzzed out.