This was an active turtle in the store. It changed almost as soon as I got him home.

I see no outward signs of an RI. Temps in the tank are around 90* basking, 82* warm side, and low 70's cool side. dropping of course at night.All temps checked with a heat gun. Most of what I read about the twist neck turtle calls for very low pH acidic water.

The fungus seems to have abated, but the basking has'nt.

He is still eating, but I do have to move him to the water. Once he is in the water, the appetite kicks in.

Twist neck turtles are not known as basking turtles

No I dont overly sterilize my setup to allow the normal bloom to take over. I do change charcoal and ammonia remover at the same time, but I only pump out the tank. No bleach or anything

I sterilize perhaps once a year,maybe two.

As far as wounds, as I picked this turtle out, he was grabbed in the jaws of a small gator. Small being around 2.5 ft.

Maybe some internal damage was done? However, as I stated, this species of turtle is the one species that I have had troubles keeping. Even softshells have been long lived with me.

Never any problems with tropical turtles.

I just think I'm missing something with the husbandry of Twistneck Turtles.

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