Feeding and Nutrition :: Not at all eating

[Toey]

My RES 3months old not at all eating since last two days. Moreover my RES seems inactive as compared to earlier. I even consulted to Vet but he said that he will be fine. I m still not satisfied with Vet plz help me what I should do??

[devilduck]

Can you post more information (or a picture) of your RES's tank setup? What is the water temp?

[AlexisAwesome]

Do you have the proper lighting. This happened to me before. Also, what do you have him in and your setup?

[Toey]

Sry....... I m unable to upload the pic. But I can say that I have a 23X16cm transparent box with 4.3itres of water in it. The box has a upside down glass bowl in the centre where my RES sometimes sit there. And for basking area at night I keep my RES into anothsame sized box but with 40W lamp in it.
Water temperature is 65°F around.

[Toey]

Yeah! The pic got uploaded. Is this a proper setup? If no then tell me the correct one through any pic. The store from where I bought told me that this setup will work for my young RES. She is not growing bigger also. It's 3months now and almost same size as I bought earlier. I dont know what to do! Please send me a pic or something to help!

[AlexisAwesome]

You need a filter. You also need a basking light over a basking platform that must look invinting to your turtle. You need a heater. I also would get a tank soon. Don't leave the lights on at nigjt. Turtles rest like us.

[steve]

He's not going to find much of a filter for 4 liters. What have you been feeding it?

[devilduck]

As long as your willing the change the water everyday, this setup will be okay until the turtle gets bigger.

I would suggest getting a heater so the water temperature is closer to 75-80F and adding a basking light to the basking area or access to sunlight during the day.
You don't need a basking light at night unless your just using the bulb to keep the turtle box warm at night.

Lastly, I'd swap out the smooth glass bowl with a rock or a wood. They maybe easier for the turtle to climb.

[Toey]

HELP!
DAY 3 - Still didn't ate a thing.

I daily keep him in sunlight like for an hour. I change the water too and always measure the water temperature with thermometer. In his basking area I already had a lamp of 40W like I told u. And I feed him tubifex worms dried and also bought pellets lateron.

Last night I was studying about RES on net and I read about brumation. Here's already climate turned 27°C. But my room temperature is 34°C. So might be my RES stopped eating because she thinks it's winter. Somehow yesterday I make her believe by keeping her in lightning lamp whole 10hours that it's still summer. But idk somehow she recognizes it's winter.

I thought in this setup he will be more free to move. Because mostly in aquariums they try all the tym to get escape and scratch their nails against glass. Moreover a big tank setup is a bad idea for such a young one RES. See I m very concern about my RES. She's my life. I don't have any financial problem but want accurate info where she actually will survive. So should Itransform her habitat from box to aquarium after a week or so??

[AlexisAwesome]

You can use the tub, just get lights and a heater.

you can try putting your tub near a window.

[AlexisAwesome]

Yes, you should put her in a tank with setup. Nothing will happen. You want your turtle to live? Do that. I almost lost mine because of this.

[Toey]

Ok.... I will bring that setup today only if possiblle. How long does a young RES 3months old survive without eating? Any idea??

[AlexisAwesome]

I think a long time. Maybe a week?

[Toey]

So right now it's been three days. Oh no!!!
What if after changing the setup he won't eat anything?

[AlexisAwesome]

So right now it's been three days. Oh no!!!
What if after changing the setup he won't eat anything?

He will after a moment.