queen koopa
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Just acquired an 18yr old RES from a friend. Male. So he’s been in a 20 gal tank with no dry pads/basking area his whole life. I will be changing his enclosure completely and his diet will be upgraded . I am using Austins Turtle page care sheet.
So I just got him today and filled his normal tank with filter. I situated the filter horizontally under water instead of vertical. He began scratching his back on the bottom of the filter unit. Crazy like. Which I’ve seen in many turtle species. Koopa my sulcata does the butt wiggle dance in the water. Well Raphs shell lost some too scutes? Layers? Idk. Here it is. His water quality has been poor. Ive more filter replacements on the way until his new enclosure is ready.
So I just got him today and filled his normal tank with filter. I situated the filter horizontally under water instead of vertical. He began scratching his back on the bottom of the filter unit. Crazy like. Which I’ve seen in many turtle species. Koopa my sulcata does the butt wiggle dance in the water. Well Raphs shell lost some too scutes? Layers? Idk. Here it is. His water quality has been poor. Ive more filter replacements on the way until his new enclosure is ready.