RES Wont Sunbathe! Help!

[hannahElora]

My Red Eared Slider who is about 1 year old wont sunbathe in his new above tank area. He has gone through a lot of tank changes lately and refuses to sunbathe at all. It has gotten bad enough that his shell has started to flake off! I need help!

 

[dmmj]

Not every RES loves to bask, I have a few you would think they were part fish. Also the flaky shell is also usually due to growth, not basking.

 

[Momof4]

I'm sure he's fine. He probably does it when your not home. RES do "shed" their scutes. I find them all the time. Have you ever put some food on his basking area? Does his basking spot have any privacy? Post a pic so we can see it?

try using tinypic.com or photo bucket to post a pic.

 

[shellysmom]

I rehabbed a couple wild RES females. I don't think they did anything more than stick their heads out of the water the entire time I had them, and they were fine.

 

[hannahElora]

Heres the link to the pictures on Photobucket:
http://s1071.photobucket.com/albums/u510/hannahElora/
Thank you all so much!