He was very lively today, he spent some time in the kitchen and found an oat which he brought to show me. There was also a moment with a cleaning cloth and then later I showed him my apple core so he took it off me and ran away. I didn't let him keep the core but he had a few bites and I also shared it with my other turtles too.
I’ve sent the last few months building a custom stand and book shelves for a turtle that I adopted from a friend. He was in a pretty small enclosure before so this is definitely an upgrade but I want to make sure I have everything dialed in appropriately.
I think he is a yellow eared slider but not 100% sure.
Here is what I have so far…
-75 gallon aquarium
-Basking platform
-Dual lamp enclosure
-40 watt heat lamp - this has been difficult but it’s currently registering ~90 degrees
-UV bulb (Zoo Med ReptiSun 5.0 Mini Compact Fluorescent Lamp 13 Watts)- this one I’m most concerned about because I am not sure how to measure whether it’s too little or too much.
-water heater
-Fluval 407 filter
-Misc includes driftwood, river rock, sand, back scratcher, rubber ball for lettuce
-Bubbler
Anything I’m missing?
This is Burger! He's an RES. His filter burned out a while back while we were low on money so he went through a rough patch hence the shell, but we recently bought him a 100gallon stock tank, and I built him a custom filter line and threw some activated carbon and bacteria. He also can get up to the window, he loves window time! I'm also about to start adding fish liver oil to his food to help with his stuck scute shed. If you have any questions or advice feel free, otherwise enjoy my Turtle Burger!
Friend is a girl!!! I've had her since she was a tiny lil babby and I've waited a couple years to be able to figure this out.
You can see how absolutely "delighted" she was to get turned upright for a pic of her tail region so I could confirm. She "smiled" toward my fingies with all her might. XD
Bonus cute pic of her like a precious, stinky little burger (she also musked because of course she did).
She enjoys being talked to and fed but she does NOT want to be handled, particularly if it's not in a normal, upright position. Sorry kid, every once in a while I gotta to care for your tiny life. You'll survive, lol.
I was feeding my RES Poppy and noticed some pink on her head. Then realized it's on her shell and also on her underside. Is this normal? What does she need? Should I take her to a vet?
Please help🙏
Edit: Saw an exotic vet who expressed they weren't too concerned with the pink spots. They might simply be Poppy's coloring. However, Dr prescribed antibiotics to be on the safe side. I'm reluctant to give Poppy any meds she does not actually need, though. Dr wants to see her in 2 weeks again for a follow up.
Also, thank you to everybody who responded for their help/advice. It was so appreciated !!!
So my turtle been receiving treatment for his edema since october 3 and it seems like his skin in the front is getting even worse???
Anyone know if this is normal during the process of treating edema? I’m very concerned, wtf is going on, he’s literally getting his antibiotics and anti-inflammatory injection right now.