my tiny red slider (i think) hasnt been eating this week! he usually eats 1-2 pellets a day, some blood worms, a bit of fruit, and a live plant every 4-5 days, but for the past 3 or so days he has eaten nothing! he stays under water alot, and he kinda gets this filmy stuff over his eyes! HELP!!!
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~morganna~
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turtle not eating!
morganna
Dec 22, 2003 05:00 PM
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morganna
Dec 22, 2003 06:51 PM
now he has a really bad rash on his stomach! help!
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~morganna~
PHBoxTurtle
Dec 22, 2003 08:17 PM
>>now he has a really bad rash on his stomach! help!
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>>~morganna~
This is the box turtle forum but I will try to help if I can. Red-eared sliders need to be kept in very clean water and the water must be heated in the winter or the turtle can become sick. DO you have a heater? I don't know how well you keep his tank clean but if you think the water is dirty, change it as soon as possible. It should be filtered too. Your turtle has reached the point that he needs to see a vet since he has a "rash" on his plastron. This could be a shell infection, or it could be something more serious like septicemia.
Unfortunatley there are somethings we can help with, other things require a vet. Anytime your turtle's eyes or shell is invloved you need to see a vet. Good luck!
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