I had 5 hatchling painted turtles set up in a tank and all were doing good seemed healthy and then one died, it really bothered me as why the one had died and kept wondering why such a healthy looking turtle died.
So a week goes by and I just happen to be checking on the hatchlings and there is one on the bottom of the tank struggling to get loose from one of
the trap door snails that was in the tank, the snails door was shut and had
the leg of the turtle trapped in it. So I am pretty sure that my other hatchling that died also got trapped in the snail could not get loose and drowned. It never crossed my mind that something like that could happen.
So a week goes by and I just happen to be checking on the hatchlings and there is one on the bottom of the tank struggling to get loose from one of
the trap door snails that was in the tank, the snails door was shut and had
the leg of the turtle trapped in it. So I am pretty sure that my other hatchling that died also got trapped in the snail could not get loose and drowned. It never crossed my mind that something like that could happen.
... anything like a potential trap, even narrow spaces in decorations, rocks etc., should be considered. They can get stuck.
