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Hello, it's been awhile since I've been on this forum. I've had an RES for a little more than a year now and he's been in the same enclosure since he was 2" and now he's more than 4". He's in an unheated filtered tank (I live just beside the equator line and the climate here is pretty hot so the...

Hi guys, my turtle threw up while in the midst of feeding, I think he choked and so he threw up what looked like clumps of undigested pellets, which are what I usually feed him. He gagged and vomitted twice and is in discomfort for about 5 minutes, before returning to scavenge for food again...

I don't think it were ants I watch him like a hawk whenever I bring him out to the sun.

Is there anything I can do to help? I don't wish to bring him to a vet only to give him injections :(

No he is currently alone in his tank. And he only has this one spot.

I have only just discovered one of my RES has this little red spot. You can see it in the picture. I hope this isn't what they call blood poisoning... Any advices on what I should do?

I guess not. In my country we are only allowed to keep RES and they are selling for so cheap. But they are messy eaters and poop a lot, so you will need to change the water frequently. They can grow to be very big, which many people end up not having the space as they never thought about the...

Yes they are in water while they eat. And their tank is outdoors.

Ah yes I feed them in a separate bowl. That's good to hear this is considered normal. I was getting worried why he wasn't growing. Thanks! :)

I have RES. I have 2 actually. One has already reached 3.5". Its just this one doesn't grow... I have them in a tub 1m x 0.5m and they are getting natural sunlight. The growing one is eating both reptomin and gammarus. This little one doesn't take gammarus, so only reptomin. Sometimes he eats a...

Hi guys. So... its been almost a year since I got my turtle at 2-2.5" and it hasn't grow at all. I mean, it might've grown but it's at a really slow pace.

Hi I know its been a long time. But I have a question. Does anyone know what it is if an RES sheds skin that is pinkish in colour? Is it that they are changing colours soon? Thanks

Hi. I have 2 RES and I got them for about 4-5months, and one has grown from 1.5" to almost 3" now. Her name is Ocean, and she is starving all the time! She gobbles up her food I give once daily, she eats up her own poop when she sees it and just tonight after feeding I put them back into their...

Here's how Sky, one of my RESes, sleeps underwater, tucked beside his favourite rock.

I actually went online and found this clinic for animals in my country. They treat I think all types of animals that can be kept as pets here. I was really surprised they had a lot of staff, and doctors and nurses. Well, the vet kind, I mean. Hahaha and they were really keen to help them get...

Update: after one week of Baytril shots for the both of them, they have tremendously improved! I was really glad that they're still as active as usual. Sky's pneumonia and lopsided swimming has been so much better. He doesn't tilt as much and not as often anymore. As for Ocean, she is shedding a...

Aw Pirate is such a cutie! :D Thank you so much for saving Pirate, prays she better soon and stay strong! (Y)

I think you should do research and see what is your preference. Find out which species are avaliable in your area. I did months of daily research before I decided to purchase my RESes. And also because they are the only species allowed in my country, and is so so common. Good luck finding the...

Of course I haven't forgotten, pictures! The two shows how bad Sky's lopsided swimming is, almost 45 degrees. And the last is of them having a nice warm soak after their visit to the vet.

So I just came back from the vet, because Sky is swimming lopsided and Ocean is shedding skin excessively. Sky was given 3 xrays (top, middle and bottom) and is confirmed he has pneumonia. The vet has given him a shot of Baytril and I learned how to give it to Ocean at the clinic, because I was...