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Hes still smooth. He eats spring mix, and other veggies we have in thehouse.and has heat and uva/b lights. 12 on 12 off. Im worried about the fact he won't eat anything with vitamin dust on it.

Does he look okay or did I mess up?

I had a baby RES that needed injections when he had the respiratory infection. He wasnt quite that small, but he was maybe silver dollar size. The vet and I agreed that he was too small to inject properly. We ended up going with nebulized medicine. It worked great. He made a full recovery...

Anyone know if a sump pump can be used to drain a tank? My husband has this idea because our syphoning hose doesnt suck very hard. Just curious if anyone uses these or know if it would work. THANKS!

would this be considered MBD?

Looking to rehome one of our baby RES. We have no room for a larger tank, and we have two in the 20 gallon long tank already. Anyone in Southern Minnesota wanting a baby RES? We dont want money, just reassurance that he will be going to a good home. Please message me if you live in the area...

I do feed them as many pellets as would fit into their head, although I cant say the same for my husband or daughter, so who really knows how much they really get. But Im in charge of the food now. I havent done much with lettuce or water plants. Next time I am in a pet store I'll look for...

lol I couldnt leave something like that alone either.

Well I will definately be more sparing with the pellets. I thought that was a good "cover-all" food for them...I know better now, THANKS!!

Okay thank you. I may have been feeding them too much pellets and not enough lettuce.

I recently changed substrates and went to coir, I dont mix it with anything either. I LOVE IT! MUCH cleaner, and lighter than the topsoil/sand I was using. Im sure you wont be dissapointed!

How easy is it for RES to pyramid? I thought I was doing everything right, but they look as though they are starting to show it. They are babies and havent lost their scutes yet, but they have grown A LOT since I got them. What exactly makes them pyramid?? I am going to post pics later and...

The best food you can give them would be Spring Mix that you find at the grocery store. You should also add weeds such as dandylion as the weather permits. Make sure the spring mix you get doesnt have spinach in it, or pull it out before feeding to them.

Just curious what that food is?

He is an RES, and nothing has changed. And for the past few days he has continued to eat less and less. He does eat a few sticks, but not as much as he normally would.

Anyone ever have a turtle who just doesnt want to eat? Mine today wont eat and hes ALWAYS eaten! I'm hoping hes not getting sick, hes been fine for the 6+ months I have had him. Do they ever have "off" days?

It is pretty normal for tortoises to not eat or drink for awhile when they are first brought home. Mine didnt for 1-2 weeks. I was worried but He eventually got used to the change and he now cleans his plate every day.

Females tend to be larger

Small amounts of treats are okay as long as they are infrequent. If your spring mix has cabbage or spinach in them, just pull out those items before feeding. I think (though not 100% sure) that the baby food in the water helps when they drink, and also absorbs through the skin.

Don't worry, I bought a 30 dollar rip off from the petstore.