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Pet problems
Topic Started: Nov 3 2013, 07:01 AM (1,495 Views)
Flower
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eternal finessé

Reptiles are not my speciality, but you got your answer, so Yay !
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Sheather
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Thank you for the set, Azrael!

I'd say a small daily or twice daily feeding, and skip a day every now and then.
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Mathius Tyra
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Rat snake is love... Rat snake is life

Reptiles in general don't eat much per day, epecially turtles which have lower metabolism. But in this case, they are babies which need more food than adult. Maybe giving them twice a day and add vitamin and calcium supplements twice a week. Baby turtles need more nutrition to grow.

And don't forget uvB! This is very important to turtles! They can have bone and shell problem if don't get enough uvB.
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fridooh
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Thank you for your answers! I really needed this :)
I've got a uvb lamp, i think. It's a large blueish lamp over the tank :)
I've got a calciumrock in the tank, but do they need extra calcium aswell?
These turtles are two years old, does it count as young turtles or adults?
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Mathius Tyra
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Rat snake is love... Rat snake is life

Judging from the size, they are very young. Thses kind of turtle can grow as long as a rugby ball.

I never heard about calcium rock before. Most calcium source for turtle I have heard are cuttlefish or calcium suppliment. I don't know the different between calcium rock and cuttlefish, but if they are likely the same, then you don't need to add calcium suppliment.
Edited by Mathius Tyra, Dec 4 2013, 05:41 AM.
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fridooh
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Okay, great! Thank you! :)
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Furka
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one tip about live feeding: try to avoid wild caught fish as they can carry diseases or parasites.

so, Bianca is going to have a surgery tomorrow, because of a F***ing seed that'r running through her body and causing her a lot of suffering.
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Mathius Tyra
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Rat snake is love... Rat snake is life

One of my albino cory died tonight....

When will this nemesis end? I'm really tired of it. I did everything, trying to save their life, but it didn't help anything...

Poor Sterba Cory, not so long, it would be the only one left in the tank....

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Flower
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This 'sudden deaths' occur most in my denison's barb tank. Three in this week, yes three in just one week, died, causing a loss of 7.27 US $, that is 450 Rupees. Money doesn't count much to me, but the love I have for them, is what that breaks when they die.
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CyborgIguana
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Sorry to hear about that, Flower. Poor fishies. :(
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Flower
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I would say POOREST.........EST fishes. They die helplessly. A dog or cat, when is in danger, we can heal then by complex medicines and by patting them and giving them love, but the fishes, can't be touched, and cannot be given complex medicines. they die without any complex aid, just first aid.
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Admiral General Aladeen
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I know little about turtles, (I only had an itty bitty snapper who was voracious) but I'd say feed them pellets, small fish, crickets, or shrimp not much bigger than the width between the eyes (Fish obviously can be a little bigger) They should be fed probably once daily I would guess. Try reptile forums like HerpCenter or the TurtleForum.
Edited by Admiral General Aladeen, Mar 18 2014, 04:21 PM.
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Well, here I am again with my turtleproblems. So yesterday I noticed that both turtles look swollen in the "holes where the legs stick out".. I can't seem to find any information about it, but I guess there is a better word for the area than "holes where the legs stick out" but I don't know what to look for xD they seem healthy otherwise. Any ideas what it could be?

EDIT: So the only information i can accually find that seems to match my turtles is: They are overweight. The shell can't expand so the fat comes out of the "holes where the legs stick out". I have been feeding them once a day and sometimes thay get shrimps or fish or something like that, like a snack.. Maybe every third day or so. It's so weird that they have gaind so much weight, i'm not giving them that much food xD well well..
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xD flabby turtles.
I shouldn't really laugh, but I have never heard of a fat turtle before. I also can offer absolutely no help. But I will giggle at your flabby turtles.
Edited by izzibob, Dec 11 2013, 01:18 AM.
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It is kind of funny accually.. Their on a special diet now xD
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