General Care Discussion :: OK worried here...

[Juicejames]

i got the heat up...90-93 in basking area and 89 water temp now or the past 2 days...but my lil guys still wont eat i have some lettuce in there but hasent much on it, and the wont eat there lil pebbles still .....

Juice

[melnez]

I'm sorry, I don't know your details but, how long have you had him? If you just go him it might take a little while for him to get comfortable. Also, is he swimming or basking a lot; is he active?

[sonyj]

89 water temp is way too high. It should be 78 for a hatchling, 72-75 for older turtles. The only time it should be higher is when one is ill then you could up it a couple degrees. 88-90 is a good basking temp.

Temps that are too high can cause excessive shedding and too fast of growth.