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Hi I'm a thirteen year old boy and right now I have a baby red ear slider and I'm scared, very scared the day we got him/her don't know yet was about 2 weeks ago
and he was a little scared but after a few days he was swimming around joyfully but about 2 days ago he stopped everything know he barley swims and just hangs on to his basking area while hes half submerged in the water and he barley even basks and I have a heat lamp and a uv lamp and great pellets and everything and I wish I could go to the vet but it costs about 100 to 200 dollars and my dad says he just cant afford it I'm begging him cause I really love my slider and it keeps me up at night cause I'm scared for the little guy so could you guys help me out on this and just tell me what to do for him because I love him (my turtle) please

Does he eat, and are you sure he is?

yes he started eating but all he is doing I eituher basking or hanging on to the basking area

steve wrote:Does he eat, and are you sure he is?

ya he/she is eating but is either hanging on to the basking area or basking

steve wrote:Does he eat, and are you sure he is?

he is shedding those that have anything to do with it?
(please awnser I'm desperate)

I doubt shedding has anything to do with what's going on. What are you feeding him and how much? Can you post any pictures of him or the setup?

steve wrote:I doubt shedding has anything to do with what's going on. What are you feeding him and how much? Can you post any pictures of him or the setup?

Yes I feed him "zoo med aquatic turtle food hatchling formula" ya and I will post a picturce of him and the setup and thank you for replying oh and I'm going to buy a 50 gallon tank and some feeder fish this or next month because I'm paying for everything out of my allowance thanks steve for replying I'm startin to feel better I have a 65 wat lightbulb that gives of heat and I have a natural uv light heres a picture of the set up exuse the filter at the top and the turtle not being there because he get freaked out when the water start coming out so I put him in a box for 5 minutes while I change all the water and stuff wait how do I post a picture here? well since I doint know how to there is a three gallon temporary tank with a a floating log thingy so he can bask and a uv light that I have to switch with the baking light every 4 hours because I only have one stand wait I figure out how to post a picture

ryaanb1 wrote:

steve wrote:I doubt shedding has anything to do with what's going on. What are you feeding him and how much? Can you post any pictures of him or the setup?

Yes I feed him "zoo med aquatic turtle food hatchling formula" ya and I will post a picturce of him and the setup and thank you for replying oh and I'm going to buy a 50 gallon tank and some feeder fish this or next month because I'm paying for everything out of my allowance thanks steve for replying I'm startin to feel better I have a 65 wat lightbulb that gives of heat and I have a natural uv light heres a picture of the set up exuse the filter at the top and the turtle not being there because he get freaked out when the water start coming out so I put him in a box for 5 minutes while I change all the water and stuff wait how do I post a picture here? well since I doint know how to there is a three gallon temporary tank with a a floating log thingy so he can bask and a uv light that I have to switch with the baking light every 4 hours because I only have one stand wait I figure out how to post a picture

[quote="steve",.;/'l,kmfds] the tank is usually filled up with water is that bad?[/quote]

How is he doing now? The hard thing about setting up a home for turtles is that you should have everything place first or at the same time.

What are his water temperatures?