Hi,



Please do not put aquariums in direct sunlight. They

heat up very quickly and death can happen in an instant.



I also live in Illinois and it is cooling off so appetites

do tend to fade a little. I have a newer painted baby

and so far he has never missed a meal. I would look very

hard at your set-up.



Here are the things that are necessary for the babies

to do well.



Aquarium or rubber maid container.

Plastic plants floating on top the water for resting/hiding areas

Basking area with bulb over the area that produces temps

between 85-90.

UVB source (they need this to utilize calcium or they will

die). Glass will filter out the needed UVB so being in a window

does really nothing for them.

My baby is in a 20 gallon and I only fill it about 1/4 full.

I also use Reptomin Floating sticks as their staple diet and

then add other stuff for variety. I have raised my other

turtles this way and never had a problem with health.



Good luck and let us know how things are going



Linda

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