How big is your turtle? 1 inch
How long have you had it? 6 weeks
What is the water temperature? 75F
Are you using a water heater? Yes
How much water is in there? 2/3 full
Are you using a water conditioner? Yes
Are you using any filtration? Yes
What is the basking temperature? 84.3F until we get a better heater for the tank, that's what I was told to keep it near.
Is there a basking light? Yes
Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on? Yes
Is there a UVB light? Yes
What have you been trying to feed it? Zoo meds Aquatic turtle food for hatchlings, zoo med dried shrimp and live aquatic plants (starts with an A.. Bad memory...)
When was the last time your turtle ate? This morning. I put 1 1/2 pinches of food in the am and then one at night because they are really active. So instead of giving it all to them at one time I decide it up.
How big is the tank/pond/enclosure? 40 gallon
Is the tank near a window? Yes on shade side of house blinds down.
Is the tank in a room with a lot of activity? Yes
Have you read the Basic Care section? Yes
Have you searched the forums for similar situations? Yes
Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms? Nope. They are really active, now eat pellets and live veg. And 1x a week they get shrimp.
Just redid my tank because my dogs broke my big filter and replaced with a fluval current filter. Is why we chose the one with a light current is because the lady who breads turtles from the pet store recommended it so they will get more exercise and become strong swimmers. Had to add more water for the filter and had to move the lamp higher to keep it from hurting them. (New water level makes the basking area 111F. So when moving it it is now 10 degrees different from the water.
Forgot to put all questions in proper format.
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:59 pm