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sos need help

Posted:
Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:31 am
by yeashu
hi to all,
my res has stopped eatting, spins round and round when enters water, sort of seems like one side of the turtle is paralysed.
please advice me.I love that dude
Re: sos need help

Posted:
Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:01 am
by steve
How big is he? How long has this been going on?
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Re: sos need help

Posted:
Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:01 am
by yeashu
Well hez been doing tht for a week now and is abt 3inchs big,6months old
Re: sos need help

Posted:
Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:10 pm
by steve
Does he also miss his his food when trying to eat? And sort of has his head tilted/at an angle?
Re: sos need help

Posted:
Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:47 am
by yeashu
Yes he was doing that sometime back but has stoped eating
Re: sos need help

Posted:
Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:22 am
by steve
It's possible he became frustrated and gave up.
Is it similar to this?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eEjUJwOaKA[/youtube]
I would start searching for a good vet. If he is having difficulty swimming/surfacing, please dry dock him.
Re: sos need help

Posted:
Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:48 pm
by yeashu
Well he has a dry dock and likes to sit there most of the time.
I am in India so do know if there would be vets who would know to
Care for turtles. As not many people don't keep turtles as pets
Re: sos need help

Posted:
Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:47 am
by steve
You'll have to keep a very close eye on him and he'll probably need very shallow water. Try some very enticing foods, like small feeder fish.