What all can it mean when a turtle floats with it's rear end higher than the front?
My baby 3TBT did this sometimes a couple months ago (during the period he was not eating). Other times he would float level. One time i saw him floating butt-up, then a few minutes later, one side up, then later, level, then maybe the other side up, etc. (I was doing real long soaks back then in a warm place, like 2 hours long maybe.)
Lately this hasn't been happening. But today was odd. As soon as i put him in the mildly warm water, he started swimming like mad (for several minutes in a small clear bowl, swimming against the glass mostly) and for the first 5 minutes showed no interest in the superworm i tossed in.
During this time, i saw him squeeze out a bit of white urate (for the first time that i've noticed) followed by a normal turd, then another.
But his rear end was somewhat elevated the whole time.
He seems strong, vigorous, and healthy.
Another oddity: a couple days ago i dug around his box to find him for his bath, and finally found him in a spot that registered 63 F on my temp gun. Usually he hangs out where it is 80-ish, but lately he seems to more often gravitate to the cool areas.
He is still eating, not so much lately though. Maybe it's just a winter thing. We are in a late cold snap, which maybe he can sense despite the artificial heat.
I do keep a reptisun 5.0 tube on about 14 hours a day.
My baby 3TBT did this sometimes a couple months ago (during the period he was not eating). Other times he would float level. One time i saw him floating butt-up, then a few minutes later, one side up, then later, level, then maybe the other side up, etc. (I was doing real long soaks back then in a warm place, like 2 hours long maybe.)
Lately this hasn't been happening. But today was odd. As soon as i put him in the mildly warm water, he started swimming like mad (for several minutes in a small clear bowl, swimming against the glass mostly) and for the first 5 minutes showed no interest in the superworm i tossed in.
During this time, i saw him squeeze out a bit of white urate (for the first time that i've noticed) followed by a normal turd, then another.
But his rear end was somewhat elevated the whole time.
He seems strong, vigorous, and healthy.
Another oddity: a couple days ago i dug around his box to find him for his bath, and finally found him in a spot that registered 63 F on my temp gun. Usually he hangs out where it is 80-ish, but lately he seems to more often gravitate to the cool areas.
He is still eating, not so much lately though. Maybe it's just a winter thing. We are in a late cold snap, which maybe he can sense despite the artificial heat.
I do keep a reptisun 5.0 tube on about 14 hours a day.