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Post Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:26 pm   Darker shell

One of turtle baby's shell is really dark..

I am hoping he/she is healthy and not suffering from some kind of shell problem...

I have been reading too much about problems on here


Here are some pics let me know if they look healthy to you guys

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Post Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:31 pm   

i cant really see anything wrong with its shell but its eyes look a bit swollen. it could just be the pic though
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Post Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:48 pm   

AHHHHH swollen eyes???

Is the light too close to the dock?
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Post Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:59 pm   

might need to move it up a bit. it looks like you have a tank screen and if thats so then alot of UVB is being blocked by the screen. how hot is the basking platform? if the water is too warm they wont want to bask
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Post Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:13 pm   

Daniel3507 wrote:might need to move it up a bit. it looks like you have a tank screen and if thats so then alot of UVB is being blocked by the screen. how hot is the basking platform? if the water is too warm they wont want to bask

I'm not sure of the bask temp...they bask quite often though
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Post Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:05 pm   

Just set your temp probe on the basking dock for about 15 minutes.

The eyes don't look swollen too me, but it could just be the angle.
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Post Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:08 pm   

The turtle looks great to me. Turtles come in different shades, you just got one of each :wink:
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Post Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:29 pm   

From what I can see, the shells look good. :)
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Post Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:57 am   

I also see that both your babies have pretty and healthy shell. They both look good.
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