Hello everyone,
Good news! Torttie is now back at devouring her lettuce like a mini alligator, as she always has. :)
Hopefully some useful observations I can offer others from the experience :
I think her water temp was too low and she was not getting enough UVB light. Both these...
Update revision:
When I said she was eating some, I might have overstated what is actually happening. After closer inspection, She is "trying" to eat, but seems to not be biting down hard enough or opening her mouth wide enough to ingest the food. It's as if she is missing her mark in her...
Hi D,
Here's the pictures you wanted to see of her setup. Two filters (one in back with the incoming oxygen, the larger one just filtering the water from the bottom); the two lights, the basking one over the rocks, and the new UVB to the right. Also, a close up of her basking, which shows her...
UPDATE:
I totally cleaned out her tank, added those aquatic river plants, bought and installed a real good UVB bulb, and increased the water temperature. I am happy to report today she actually grazed some on the aquatic plants, took a few bites off her romaine, and ate a few pieces of krill...
Thank you so much. Great advice. I'll strat taking her outside more and also increase the temp for a bit see if that helps. I also went down to the San Marcos river and collected some healthy natural aquatic plants. See how she takes to them...No. I have not been using a UVB lamp along with the...
Hello All,
I'm very worried. My 8 month old rescued TX RIver Cooter hasn't been eating for the last few days and she has been somewhat lethargic. Plenty of oxygen in the water, filters clean and working, water is clean, basking light was not a regular 11 hrs for a while because her tank faces...