Hi,

Please do not put aquariums in direct sunlight. They
heat up very quickly and death can happen in an instant.

I also live in Illinois and it is cooling off so appetites
do tend to fade a little. I have a newer painted baby
and so far he has never missed a meal. I would look very
hard at your set-up.

Here are the things that are necessary for the babies
to do well.

Aquarium or rubber maid container.
Plastic plants floating on top the water for resting/hiding areas
Basking area with bulb over the area that produces temps
between 85-90.
UVB source (they need this to utilize calcium or they will
die). Glass will filter out the needed UVB so being in a window
does really nothing for them.
My baby is in a 20 gallon and I only fill it about 1/4 full.
I also use Reptomin Floating sticks as their staple diet and
then add other stuff for variety. I have raised my other
turtles this way and never had a problem with health.

Good luck and let us know how things are going

Linda

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