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Hi i just got a male yellow belly he's around 2 1/2 yrs. he ate last nite wiv sum turtle food (dried shrimp) i cant get him 2 eat 2nite am panicin now i put a filter heater and airstone in tank along wiv thermator and turtle dock at full strech of his neck he is bout an inch away from my 5.0 light i wasnt sure if i need a stronger light or not he got up on hs wee stone 2nite 2 get closer to his light i keep the light on 12 hrs a day turn it off at night aroung midnight and back on around 8 in morn.he's around 5 inchs he is in a 3ft tank gettin a 4ft 4 xmas we did take himo out of tank 2nite to try and feed him in a separate container and he was lively enough to take 3mins to catch him i support his wee belly when i lift him and am wonderin am right putting food on dock and water and how much how often sud i feed him am sorry for the long message but i really do want the best for harvey and i want to do everything right for him so he has a great wee turtle life. ohhh temp of water is between 28 - 29 and tank temp is sittin steady at 28 it drops 2 26 over night. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH IN ADVANCE PLEASE HELP ME COS AM REALLY WORRIED BOUT HIM NOT EATIN 2NITE.

Reading the basic care is a good place to start. Then questions can be asked. My only concern with what I read is your water and basking temps. If I read right they are the same temp. Your basking area should be 10 degrees higher than your water temp.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW THE WATER TEMP IS GRADUALLY GOIN DOWN MAYBE THINKIN HE AINT EATIN BECOS WATER 2 WARM 4 THE WEE MAN HE BASKS ALL DAY.

also i checked this morn 2 be precise his water temp is steady between 27 - 28. not 2 sure of air temp but he seems happy baskin away most of the day only goin in2 the water a few times a day 2 feed n hav a wee swim but he still aint ate since monday nite.

perhaps the little one is just trying to get accustomed to the new environment. He hasn't taken a bite, not even a nibble of the food? What did he eat before coming to your place? Perhaps he doesn't like the food?

he is very happy now i changed his dock from large to medium he has ate a bit not 2 sure how much 2 feed to him he has been gettin one dried shrimp and 5 small sticks 4 breakfast and again 4 dinner he is all happy with his hollow practice golf ball he jumps off his dock on 2 it n plays with it i think the large dock was takin up to much room he has been swimin now 4 the past 20 mins only gettin on dock 2 slide in on top on his ball alot more active 2

ok now he seems 2 want 2 try every angle possible 2 get on2 new dock is this normal once he gets up he just goes bak in2 water i wish he wud make his mind up lol

my god am dumb gettin him a bigger tank 2mara mines only 3ft and i reli dnt think there is enough room 4 him am buyin him a 4ft tank 2mara

ok now. I stopped reading about half way through your first post. Sorry.

Just read the main page of this site and get a book.

um not sure if i read that right but, if your turtle is only 1 inch away from your uvb light, you might want to move it back, its probably hurting his eyes

got him sum dried krill 2day he doesnt seem 2 like 2 like the pellets at all no matter how hungry ihe is got my water temp dwn 2 10 degrees lower than the air temp and he swims quite a bit more now he spends most of day baskin n sleeps on his wee turtle dock. really startin 2 enjoy him now that he has everything just right in his tank. am hoping only 2 handle him when doin water changes as i was researchin about him and found out not 2 handle him 2 much so am just goin 2 leave him 2 his own devices and enjoy watchin him in his wee tank.

pixi- the water should be around 76 degrees Fahrenheit. I don't know what that is in Celsius

thanks sabrina i got the temp down wee mans all happy nbow very attenion seekin wee dude.