All Turtles Message Board

linnypoooh · Level 2 Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 32

First of all, i think im a bad pet owner. I've had several die on me. Recently, I had a baby RES die because he was weak and drowned in the water. Now, I have 3 grown RES and a baby one. Just recently, one of my growned RES stopped eating. Everytime I try to put the food near him, he swims away. I have not seen him eat for the past 4 days, ever since that small one died.

linnypoooh · Level 2 Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 32

These are my turtles

skslover · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject:

when my RES turtle was accidentaly drowned by my Map turtle the map wouldnt eat i had to scrub the tank and everything till he ate and even then he didnt eat till i put him in the outdoor pond. then i put my 3 new at the time RES in the tank an they were fine.
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sue · Level 1 Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 7

Continue to watch your turtle carefully, but my experiance has been that RES' appetite will change and at certain times of the year it will decrease. My female RES was recently very sick with pnuemonia and she did not eat, but there were more symptoms than loss of appetite. Thankfully she is doing very well after two visits to the vet and lots of tender loving care. Very Happy

linnypoooh · Level 2 Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 32

So what did you do exactly to take care of it? My turtle hasnt eaten for 2 weeks, the shell is still in good condition, nothing seems to be wrong with the turtle. He seems weak. Water temperature is ok... I dont know what else to do besides taking it to the vet. How much do those things cost anyway?