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When i have kept stingray pups in that tank i have been covering most of it with a towel (the part facing the sun), but since i know these turtles benefit from sunlight i thought it might be a good idea to remove it so that it would have the opertunity to swim around in the light if it wanted to...

Thanks for the feedback and i hope you are right. Want to mention that half an hour after i handled the turtle it came to the front glass and looked up towards where i feed it. So i dropped in some veggie pellets and it started eating, seemingly enjoying life. Thats good to see. Wellington...

Since you guys mention algae it came to my mind that i have seen something that looks almost exactly like it - earlier when i had stingray pups in that tank. Most of it was growing on the silicone tube that leads down to the airstone. And in the video you posted the guy mention that these algae...

Actually i think i will give it a go and gently remove some of it tomorrow. I have some sterile plastic gloves that i can use while handling it, and if i am very carefull i guess it wont harm the turtle anyway.

Thank you for your reply. I have not tried that. I have been thinking of trying toothbrush, a soft swamp or something like that (after reading about other people mentioning it too). But i have been holding back because i am unsure if i should start doing to many things with the turtle - in...

Hi, I registered here because i need some help. This turtle have been here for 10 days. So far it have been eating "Hikari Sinking Cichlid Excel", banana, and pear. Three days ago i noticed something that to me looks like patches/shreds of tissue on its shell. The turtle have been eating and...