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Could my RES be egg bound?
I rescued a female 9 year old RES from a highschool 2 years ago. I just started working in the school and found her living in a science room in a small tank with no working filter or any lights!
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Red flesh coming out my turtle's tail
I have two turtles in one tank. Two days ago, one of these turtles got red flesh coming out of its tail and the other one was pulling it out.
I removed the hurt turtle from the aquarium and put it ...
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Do aquarium turtles require basking every day?
Sometimes, my turtles are not active at all. They appear to be floating on the surface, completely motionless. I generally change water in that case.
However, I also think that not giving them proper ...
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Are maggots appropriate food for a turtle?
I've got my turtle some dog food to use as an occasional treat for it. I've only gave it once and it didn't even eat from it then. I then covered and left it.
After some time I noticed some white ...
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Shell of the turtle is progressively darkening
I have one baby red eared slider. I got it a month ago. It's color was green when I got it, but now the shell color has starting become darker and also blackish. I understand that the color changes ...
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My turtle cracked his plastron
We took the turtle out of his tank for a second. He ran off the bench so quickly that we couldn't catch him falling. He fell on the floor, cracking his plastron. I'm trying to take him to the vet, but ...
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Indian flapshell turtle not eating
I have a baby Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata), around 4-5 months old. I have observed that it has not been consuming its food for the last few days. It is playing fine inside water and ...
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What does "eggcrate" mean in the context of a material for a turtle basking area?
I saw this turtle basking tower to buy at amazon and as do-it-yourself-video on youtube:
I'd like to build it (I plan to secure it with 4 additional legs, so the weight of my heavy turtle is more ...