We have two very small painted turtles (a little bigger than 50 cent piece), they were rescued from a few boys who had caught them. I was afraid to let them go in their condition, so we kept them. I got a 20 gallon tank, setting in a bay window and a filter. They have a basking area in the sunlight. No heater.

We also added a small snapping turtle to the mix after he was run over by a mower at a local golf course. We nursed him to health and he is doing fine, I think.

My question is all of a sudden as of last week they all quit eating. They were all eating two to three grub worms, crickets, or and bugs or worms I could find. I also give them a pellet of some vitamin from the pet store. Now nothing as far as I can tell.

I have a 55 and a 20 gallon fish tank, with fish. Could the painted go in there after snapper is returned to the wild, in spring?

I live in Illinois if that might help.

Thx,

Dallas

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