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    Red-Eared Slider - will only eat bokchoy or pellets

    He's around 10-11 years old and was largely (if not solely) fed pellets and lived in an algae-filled contained before I got him a few weeks back. I've tried feeding him carrot shavings, parsley, spinach (before I saw the many many threads saying not to), cabbage (also a no-go) to no avail...
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    shell curving

    My ablino RES wont eat nothing but shrimp cuz she uses her smell cuz she cant see very well what do i do i tried feeding her pellets but she just spits them out. i soak the shrimp in vitimins so she gets what she needs and she barely will eat vegtables help!
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    Blind res won’t eat HELP

    I just got her she’s 1 inch 1/8 and she won’t eat I put my hand in front of her face and shake it all crazy and she doesn’t even notice I’m pretty sure shes Blind, constantly running into things and filter , but she won’t eat I’ve tried hand feeding and only got her to eat one shrimp any ADVICE ?
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    Advise on shell issues please

    I'm a first time turtle owner and have a RES named Holly (she was a Christmas gift from my daughter). She is very interactive and always hungry! She was about 3" (shell top to bottom) when I got her, 10 mo. later she has pretty much doubled in size. As she has grown very quickly, I have moved...
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    Baby Red Eared Slider not eating! Need help!

    Hello, about a month ago I brought 2 baby RES back home. I put them in a 20 gallon tank, but the water is only 7 cm high. I provided a basking area, where they can dry off completely, but no basking light (UVA and UVB). However, I put the tank in the terrace, so they could get the sunlight...
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    Help with RES turtle lighting

    Hi! I have a 20 year old read ear slider turtle that has she'll rot. I wasn't aware that the turtle needs an UVB light in addition to the basking spot light. The turtle received a D3 shot treatment and the shell improved over the summer because she's outside. Now that fall is coming, I'm in a...
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