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 My soft shell turtle

hello i have 3 soft shell turtles that are about 2’’ i have had them for about 4 months and have been taking great care of them, i also have 4 res turtls who are very healthy, over the past few weeks i have noticed that one of my softys have gotten very large in the stomahc and neck area, it looks as if the neck area is swollen, it is very fat compared to the rest of them, what could be wrong with is?, it can hardly get its head in its shell, i cannot afford right know to take it to the vet, should i keep is away from the other soft shell turtles, i am new at the computer stuff but i will try to post a pic for all of you to see but if anyone has any idea what might be wrong please let me know, i dont know if its sick, or is just eating too much and it beleive it is too small to be pregnant
11/05/09  12:44pm

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 My soft shell turtle

sounds like ur turtle is simply over weight. cut down the feeding. what areu feeding him> ? try live fish cos they have to exercise to chase them!

my main concern is that you have 3 softshell turtles living together - they are still only young but as they grow they will become Very agressive. YOU WILL NEED TO SEPERATE THEM ALL EVENTUALLY. they are also very delicate and if they scratch or bite eachothers shells they can get a fungal or bacterial infection = possible death. so be careful.

the res, are they housed with the softshells or seperate?

HOW BIG ARE THE TANK(S)? - - - softshells and res get big, 12". so i hope u have room for them, and the money to keep them. it worries me that u cant afford a vet.

i trust u have all the correct equipment, heat lamps, UVB LIGHTING, filters, heater (with a guard on to stop burns) right?

sorry to come off rude, just wanna help and it sounds like ur a bit new to this.



11/08/09  04:24pm


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