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Thank you! I'll check that out!

They were in the 10g together until this incident happened. I've have them in separate tanks since then. It's been about 2-3 weeks now that they've been separated.

No, it wasn't feeding time. And I feed them daily so it's not like he was starving. The other turtle is a lot smaller but I wouldn't say small enough to eat. And they've been together since they hatched. They are both still very young. They were born this past August, so I feel like it's really...

I've decided just to keep him separated. He tries to bite me anytime I put my hand in the tank, even when dropping food in, like he's more concerned with my hand than the food. I definitely don't want to risk it. He seems happy alone anyway. I may consider getting my other turtle a friend in the...

It wasn't even biting. He was trying to chew/eat the other, like had his whole body in his mouth and was gnawing. It was horrifying. I'm worried if I added a third turtle, he would just try to eat him too.

I have finally had to separate my two painted hatchlings after I caught one with the other in his mouth. Although one has grown significantly faster than the other, they have always seemed to live together happily. Im not sure why crush would feel the need to go cannibal on his brother. I feed...

I will be sure to look into those. I actually have a friend caring for them while I'm visiting family for the holidays and it was quite the text to receive on Christmas morning. I'm pretty sure I had a mini heart attack, but my friend assured me my babies are fine.

I have one and it gets hot but it doesn't project the heat very well. It hardly heats the basking area at all.

I'm looking for opinions on heating lamps. I had an infrared bulb but it exploded this morning all through my tank. I'm not sure I want to buy another one and risk injury to my turtles. Any other suggestions/opinions/options? It's for water turtles to be specific.

That is interesting.. Never heard that before

So should I be worried about his lack of growth or no?

I thought maybe there was bullying going on so I started separating them to feed them but the amount each was eating didn't change. I now feed them together in the tank, but I watch to make sure both are getting the same amount of food. I feed them on opposite sides. The smaller turtle is a lot...

The smaller one is the western and his shell is actually significantly softer than the larger ones as well [hr] Also, they have the UVB light on them 12-14 hours per day plus an infrared heat lamp

Weird question One is eastern and one is western, and although they might grow slightly different, the smaller one has not grown at all. I have continued to measure their shell sizes and his is the same as it was when he was 3 weeks old, and he is now 3 months old. This is my major concern. And...

Weird question The reason I ask is bc I have two painteds, both the same size and age when I got them and one is getting really big, while the other hasn't grown at all. I'm doing everything I should be as far as care goes and I'm not really sure what else to do.

What is your water temp? I had the same problem with my hatchling and someone told me it was the water temp. I thought they were nuts but I gave it a try anyway and it worked. He went from eating only tuna to eating anything I give him, including the turtle pellets I was sure he'd never eat. I...

Can turtles be dwarfs or have stunted growth like people can?

They are always finding ways to amaze me. They are certainly quite the little characters. I just got them a new tank heater since winter is coming and they spent about an hour climbing on it and inspecting it when I first put it in.

I have no idea how the little **** got up there, but he scared me half to death. The hut he's on doesn't really have anything climbable to get to the top and nothing around it either. I think it will forever be a mystery. He wasn't very happy when I took him down either.

I'm not feeding him live fish lol It's tuna from a can