Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:28 pm Tail bitten or fell off? now red Urgent!!
I'm going to cry. I'm two seconds away from it. I cant even look at them. Please help me Idk what happened.
Background
In April I got 3 Diamondback terrapins. They are in a 10 gallon tank with UVA, UVB, a 20 gallon filter I change weekly with ATBA. they were supposed to be upgraded to a larger tank when I upgraded my RES and Rio Grande RES to a 55 that I am buying from a coworker but the last 2 weeks we both canceled delivery for various reasons.
They are now ranging from almost 4 to just under 3 in carpace length. The littlest one, Remy, wouldn't eat originally. I had to soak the pellets and place them in front of him or pick him up and place him directly in front of the food to eat. He in the last month has been eating on his own but he is terribly aggressive. He spends long periods of time attempting to bite the glass, the sealant in the corners and the tank. I have not seen them fight aside from the occasional you took my pellet bite. Only Remy does this. Harley, the middle sized one, I noticed two days ago is tail was half white. I mean hospital white while his skin is naturally a charcoal gray. Today half his tail is missing and the tip is red.
Did crazy Remy bite off Harley's tail? Is it something else? Please help. He's acting fine but his tail looks so bad. I don't want anything to happen to my babies. I separated Remy for now. Please Help!!
Atticus -RES
Arianna -Rio Grande RES
Jean, Harley and Remy -DBT
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