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RE: HELP! My painted turtle is not eating!!

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Posted by: PHRatz at Mon Oct 31 11:22:14 2005  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHRatz ]  
   

>>Hey!
>>Thanks for all of your help. I actually just went to the pet store a couple of nights ago and got him a heater for the water and a couple of thermometers for both the water and the basking site. Both the basking site and the water are about 80 degrees. Is this the right temperature? He's still not eating!!! I also got a "night glo" lamp for the night hours- it gives him the darkness he requires for sleep, but keeps the temperature up. Should I bring him to the vet???

Good deal on the heater for the water. 80 is about where I keep mine all the time. An adult could handle 78 or so I'm sure but for the basking spot you could bump that up to 85-88 & it may help.
If more heat doesn't make him eat soon, I would take him to a vet. Not eating is a symptom of so many different things. The only time I had one stop eating I took him to the vet & he had parasites.
If he hadn't seen the vet I'm sure I would've lost him but after 2 doses of the meds, which were either 1 or 2 weeks apart (can't remember) he started eating on his own again & has been fine ever since. That was 8 years ago.. that's why I can't remember how long it was in between doses of the meds lol.
Good luck I hope he eats for you very soon!
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PHRatz


   

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