Urgent Care :: My res is throwing up and lethargic.

[Ramesh]

Hello all
I am back in this site after some . My turtle is well .
Rarely I get lettuce in my place and I feed him when ever I get . Remaining time I give him Reptomin. He generally likes both and eats well. Two days back I saw water filled with small pieces of lettuce that too a lot . Then I thought he might have thrown up. then my turtle looked little lethargic. I changed water immediately . He was ok next day. Today I again saw a little amount of lettuce pieces in water and again he is lethargic. What this would be? As I have never seen this issue , please let me know if I need to do some thing. Other than being lethargic every thing else is fine.
Thanks. Ramesh

[steve]

Is it possible you are giving too much or your turtle is eating it too quickly?

[Ramesh]

Thanks for the reply. About the quantity of food , I got the suggestions from this site and i follow them. My res is 2 and half years old and almost 7 to 8 inches . We give him 8 to 9 pieces of reptomin . He generally eats quick from the beginning. So we give one pellet after one . Instead giving whole quantity once. This throwing up is started 4 days back. He threw up 10% of food today also. He is basking a lot . He used interact with us a lot . Now it is reduced .He knows the food container . If he sees the container in our hand, he is getting into water slowly and his begging is reduced to almost 30% than how he used to be . Can this throwing lead to any major issue? Please let me know . Thanks .

[steve]

So he's throwing up Reptomin and lettuce? Is there anything else in the vomit? I think you need to take him to a vet. Throwing up lettuce is one thing, but it sounds like he's having a hard time keeping it down. Is he pooping normally?

[Ramesh]

He is not throwing reptomin but lettuce . Mostly he is basking . Yesterday he didnt eat. We found that water was stinking badly. We are changing water after he throws up. In one day after water change , water was stinking badly . We don't have a vet here who can treat turtles. If you have any. Suggestion please let me know . Thanks

[devilduck]

Maybe stop feeding lettuce it pretty much has no nutritional value. You can try feeding in a separate container in case he throws up. What is the temperature of your water?

[ljapa]

How big is the tank? What is the filter like?

Aquarium water shouldn't stink, and particularly it shouldn't stink that quickly after a water change. Is it possible there's a dead fish or something hidden under a rock?