flyingpenguin
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I posted a few weeks ago about my baby (around 6-7 month old) Mississippi Map not wanting to eat. I ended up taking him to the vet who said he didn't show any signs of respiratory illness, protein deficiency, or vitamin deficiency. He also said his shell and skin looked good (other than the chip in his shell that he's had since he hatched/I got him). The vet said he may just be being picky or he may be stressed and want another place out of water other than his basking area.
I built up another area on the other side of the tank and put a rock on top so he could be out of water, but not basking. I thought it was working because after a couple days he seemed back to his normal self and was eating. But that only lasted a few days and now he's back to not eating again. I can wiggle food in front of his face and he just stares at me. I drop it in the tank, leave, and come back, and it's still floating in the water. He also seems like he's staying on his basking rock more than he used to? He was even on the rock but with his head partially in the water when I went to turn on the lights this morning, which I though was odd. (I attached a picture. The thing on the rock in the picture isn't normally there, I was taking the temperature to double check it.)
The other Map I have is acting 100% fine and normal. Eating perfectly fine, swimming, basking on the rock with him, etc.) They are the same age, size, and get along fine. They even sit on top of each other from time to time lol.
36 gallon tank
12-13 plants, a log, and a cave
Water temp: 78
Air temp: 75-76
Basking area temp: around 85
Ammonia level: 0
PH level: between 7.5-8.0 (the color is too close to tell on the tab)
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: 0
I did a partial water change about a week ago.
Feeding: baby Reptomin formula, dried shrimp, dried worms (sometimes dipped in tuna water), and romaine lettuce.
I built up another area on the other side of the tank and put a rock on top so he could be out of water, but not basking. I thought it was working because after a couple days he seemed back to his normal self and was eating. But that only lasted a few days and now he's back to not eating again. I can wiggle food in front of his face and he just stares at me. I drop it in the tank, leave, and come back, and it's still floating in the water. He also seems like he's staying on his basking rock more than he used to? He was even on the rock but with his head partially in the water when I went to turn on the lights this morning, which I though was odd. (I attached a picture. The thing on the rock in the picture isn't normally there, I was taking the temperature to double check it.)
The other Map I have is acting 100% fine and normal. Eating perfectly fine, swimming, basking on the rock with him, etc.) They are the same age, size, and get along fine. They even sit on top of each other from time to time lol.
36 gallon tank
12-13 plants, a log, and a cave
Water temp: 78
Air temp: 75-76
Basking area temp: around 85
Ammonia level: 0
PH level: between 7.5-8.0 (the color is too close to tell on the tab)
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: 0
I did a partial water change about a week ago.
Feeding: baby Reptomin formula, dried shrimp, dried worms (sometimes dipped in tuna water), and romaine lettuce.
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