Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:42 pm Odd behavior
I have a four year old male RES who started acting funny today.
Yesterday, he acted normal, ate fine and was swimming and basking like normal.
Today, he is not eating, and will not stop basking. He gets in the water, makes a quick lap, and then right back up on his dock. I've seen him do the yawn/open his mouth super wide thing twice, but that is it. I put a piece of green leaf lettuce in the tank and a piece of red pepper (his favorite) and he didn't even eat it all. Normally he eats it really quickly, but this never got touched, nor did the lettuce. There are no bubbles or signs of mucus near his mouth or nose. He doesn't list while swimming. I did notice a very large amount of poop in the tank this morning. An unusually large amount, but it looked normal.
His water temp is around 79, and I just changed the heat bulb and UVA/UVB bulb about 2 hours ago, and haven't rechecked the temp yet (just did and it's 90). He's in a 40 gallon breeder tank that is 3/4 full. He is currently shedding his scutes. His lights are on a timer for 12 hours a day.
My husband has had the house open the past couple of days, but he is off to the side of the living room, and it never got cold in the house.
I did make a vet appointment for in the morning...but I fear he's ill and I'm worried.
Any thoughts?
One RES named "The Hulk" (named by my kids. Lol ) 4 1/2" SCL
Rescued July 10, 2014 from a waste water treatment facility.