Late yesterday afternoon I put her in her new big, warm aquarium and all she did all evening was lay in the warm 82 degree water with just her front legs resting on her basking dock. When I went to bed I was afraid that when I got up this morning she would be dead. She hasn't eaten nor swam in 5 days.
But when I got up, she slid of the dock and swam along the side of the aquarium, following me as I walked along. Then she dove to the bottom, walked around on the rocks for awhile and swam back up to her dock and climbed on it.
I took her out, talked to her a bit and wanted to kiss her--but I didn't
and put her in her feeding tub. She started eating--the veggie bits which she has always refused to eat!! Then I put in some dried shrimp, her favorite, and she ate like she was starved--which she probably was.
I think she is going to make it!!! She isn't swimming lopsided, she seems very happy.
I just want to thank everyone who helped me! The pet store owners don't really know a thing about RES and if I had followed what they told me, Lucille WOULD have died. You people are the best!!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Lucille thanks you too--for helping her stupid mommy take care of her.
Glad to hear she's doing so much better and enjoying her new home. You may want to slowly decrease the water temp down to 80 degrees and once you're sure that she's not sick (no symptoms for a week) you can slowly reduce it to 78 degrees.
