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PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME SOMEONE! 27 Aug 2013 | 08:43 am
Hi, start by saying thank you for viewing my topic.. About two months ago nearly my friend asked me if I'd like her sister in-laws turtles as she didn't want them and id wanted them for yonks, cost m...
Boxturtle severely injured 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
I was coming home from the store one day and saw a turtle in the road so, I got out and picked him up, only to find that he had already been hit. I couldn't leave him there so i took him home and chec...
Florida Soft Shell, Shell Bleeding 27 Aug 2013 | 03:39 am
Cleaning the tanks the other day ( the turtles are normally buried) I noticed a little bit of discoloration on the shell. I cleaned the shell and applied some watered down antiseptic. I kept them out ...
Eastern Painted isn't moving front legs 27 Aug 2013 | 03:06 am
My eastern painted turtle isn't moving her front legs and they are puffy around the base she is eating some pellets and enjoys earthworms every once in a while. I've tried many sites an our primary ve...
Red Plastron? 23 Aug 2013 | 12:24 am
I have 2 RES's sharing an aquarium (seperated in two because of aggression) and i just noticed that both of their plastron's have red streaks. In the past there were green streaks and i assume this h...
Can't move back legs! 22 Aug 2013 | 09:54 pm
Hi all, My hatchling WPT, Micky, can't move his back legs! For the past few days, he hasn't been eating, and has just been sleeping on his basking log, basically looking dead. He used to eat no pro...
Alligator Snapping Turtle's Shell Is Bleeding. HELP. 17 Aug 2013 | 06:08 pm
I noticed my Alligator Snapper's shell has started to become soft and loose on the sides. The shell in general is tough and hard (ruling out calcium/ vitamin d deficiency) except for two small areas o...
Black Specs in tank 14 Aug 2013 | 08:30 am
I just noticed in my tank that their are tiny black specs on the rocks, glass, and just floating in the water. Do you have any idea what they are? SOrry i cant take a pic they r to small for my camera...
Foot rotting or injury? 13 Aug 2013 | 06:46 am
We have two young southern painteds and the larger of the two is having some issues with his foot. We noticed the smaller one snapping at the larger ones feet and I just saw that the bottom of the lar...
Pink sopts on 20 yr old RES 13 Aug 2013 | 01:10 am
I noticed lastnight that my 20 yr old RES has a few pinkish fleshy looking spots on her underside right under her front arm, and 2 pink spots on her skin on the same arm. I think it kinda looks like s...
