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RE: Our Hatchling Died

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Posted by: StephF at Mon May 24 17:39:32 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by StephF ]  
   

I've raised many, many hatchlings and never had one expire due to consumption of too much food.

Really, it's impossible to know what killed your turtle (barring having a vet perform a necropsy) but, based on what you've described, heat seems like the likeliest factor.

   

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