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Signs of an over weight turtles?

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Posted by: piffler1960 at Wed May 3 08:08:18 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by piffler1960 ]  
   

Can someone tell me how can you tell if a turtle is over weight? Our baby Squirt(about 2 years old?)was outside for the first time this year and he had trouble walking, he swims like a flash and gets up and down on his rocks, but is very awkward on land. It was like it took great effort for him to go a short distance, where as last year he could scoot and run like a hatchling...do they get this way as they grow up? He eats about one medium size earthworm a day, sometimes egg...very picky.(I've posted before on this subject and have been trying other things...)


   

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