Hello everyone. I have a question from a friend at work.
Her and her children got there first yellow ear slider. I got to see the turtle once last week. It was about a little bit bigger than a quarter. She said that they have had it for about 2 months. It was living in one of the plastic containers that people usually get for the small turtles ( the ones with the plastic palm tree in the middle). She decided to get a larger home for the turtle, so she got a 10 gallon tank. I asked and made sure that she had everything that the turtle needed, she said that she did.
Everything was fine, until Saturday. She said that the turtle would swim around like normal and also eat the same. But everytime it would go on land, it would stretch out (like normal) but would close its eyes. She said that it would only open its eyes when someone talked to it or touched it. Monday evening, her 3 year old son found it floating She said it did everything normal, but didn't want to open its eyes.
So she asked me and I said that I would ask ya'll. Do you have any answers.
She is so bummed about the turtle. Her son got so attached to it. Now she doesn't want to get another turtle or tortoise. I told her that these things do happen and to not let it stop her from getting another.
Please help!!!
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Jamie
1 Sulcata (Bowser)
1 Shih tzu (Suki)
www.myspace.com/bowsertortoise
Her and her children got there first yellow ear slider. I got to see the turtle once last week. It was about a little bit bigger than a quarter. She said that they have had it for about 2 months. It was living in one of the plastic containers that people usually get for the small turtles ( the ones with the plastic palm tree in the middle). She decided to get a larger home for the turtle, so she got a 10 gallon tank. I asked and made sure that she had everything that the turtle needed, she said that she did.
Everything was fine, until Saturday. She said that the turtle would swim around like normal and also eat the same. But everytime it would go on land, it would stretch out (like normal) but would close its eyes. She said that it would only open its eyes when someone talked to it or touched it. Monday evening, her 3 year old son found it floating She said it did everything normal, but didn't want to open its eyes.
So she asked me and I said that I would ask ya'll. Do you have any answers.
She is so bummed about the turtle. Her son got so attached to it. Now she doesn't want to get another turtle or tortoise. I told her that these things do happen and to not let it stop her from getting another.
Please help!!!
__________________________________________________________
Jamie
1 Sulcata (Bowser)
1 Shih tzu (Suki)
www.myspace.com/bowsertortoise