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Post Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:47 pm   Help with my Res turtle's respiratory infection!

I have 2 turtle's. One is 5 months old. The other one is 5 years old. My 5 month turtle was not moving much, and sleeping on the basking rock all day. One day, I decided to put my 5 month turtle into a smaller tank, because it was just too big for him. Then, I put my 5 year old turtle in the 5 month old turtle's former tank. Today, when I picked up the 5 year old, he opened his mouth and made a gasping sound. I think it's a Respiratory Infection and the small turtle had it, and when I put my 5 year old turtle into his former tank, my 5 year old got RI too. Please help! What should I do? I can't afford to goto the vet. Please help I'm really desperate!
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Post Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 6:43 pm   Re: Help with my Res turtle's respiratory infection!

Usual course of action for RI is to raise water temperatures. Is the 5-mo old still acting the same way? Is the water clean?
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