Feeding and Nutrition :: RES's shell turning up (pic included)

[Crush329]

Hello. New turtle owner. I have had my RES for about 3 wks. I noticed on one of them the shell seems to be turning a bit up at the edges. Does anyone have suggestions? Is this normal as they grow? They are eating hatchling pellets currently. They are in a 20 gal tank, the other one's shell is normal. I hopefully have attached a pic. Thank you in advance!

[steve]

It could be related to diet and habitat conditions. What's he eating? How much? Does he have UVB, calcium and a good basking area?

[Crush329]

Thank you for your response. He has a UVB, heat lamp, large basking area, 20 gal tank. He is eating a hatchling pellet/mealworm/freeze died blood worms/krill combo. I have seen a lot of info saying as much food as can fit in there head. So I do that. All food is gone w/in 5-10 mins.

[cutepanda86]

Sounds like he needs some calcium. Can you give the pellet nutrient break down?

[steve]

And cut down on the protein. Diet is especially important during early growth.

[~jorjor~]

Yeah either put in a cuttlebone or dust his pellets with calcium twice a week. I usually dust them with Repticalcium(w/o d3) and feed each pellet one or two at a time(the powder only stays on there so long once you drop it in water).

And you are going a bit crazy on the protein. Start offering greens too(red and green leaf lettuces).