my turtle died yesterday..his head, tail, all four legs are out and his eyes were open too. No visible wounds, cracks, or scratches. He had no signs of illness before his death so I really don't know what happened. Can someone tell me what went wrong?thanks alot.
2007-02-19 13:15:23 · 11 answers · asked by teacup0110 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
It was a red-eared slider and I believe it is still young because its shell is only about 2 in. long.
I normally feed it with vitamin enriched turtle food and I keep it in a one gallon tank. In the morning about 10am I put the tank in partial sunlight indoors. After 5 pm I put the tank on a reptile heating pad to keep the turtle warm throughout the night. I went on a 2day trip and asked my roommate to take care of it(i wrote down all the details of what I do with the turtle daily) and she called the second day telling me that the turtle is dead.
2007-02-21 12:02:25 · update #1
Also, at night I have a 25watt reptile basking light over the tank. Please let me know if you guys need anymore details in order to help me with this. Thanks.
2007-02-21 12:05:08 · update #2
Well there are many reasons why baby turtles die, the number one reason is poor lighting. Baby turtles need sunlight, I realize he was by a window but the glass blocks the most important rays, UVB. A baby turtle needs these to process calcium. Usually this takes a long time to kill a turtle, but most likely he came from a stressful environment that left him disease stricken and weak. You did your best, and some baby turtles just do not handle all of the stress that occurs during the transport from a pond to a dealer then to a pet store and then to you. If you do decide to get another, be sure to sanitize the enclosure and equip the cage with UVB/UVA flourescent lighting along with at least 75 watt basking bulb. Keep in mind that baby turtles need variety when it comes to food so feed things like bloodworms,baby fish,brine shrimp,commercial pellet,vegetable matter such as collard greens or anacharis(aquatic plant), and spirulina.
Don't feel guilty, most of the damage was probably already done before he came to you.
2007-02-25 21:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by wishi_was_inhawaii 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well when it comes to feeding baby turtles, you need to break the pellets into smaller pieces that it can eat. Did you tell the one watching it that. I have 4 pet turtles and I never once put them on a heat source of any kind. And I believe that the person watching it probably dehydrated it or something. I am sorry about your pet turtle dieing. The reason I don't use any heat source is because when I go to lake and stuff, the turtles that I see in the wild has to have no heat what-so-ever. The next time you have a pet turtle, I suggest that you if you are gonna be away a few days, to have a extra tank or something and take it with you. I take mine.
2007-02-25 03:38:32 · answer #2 · answered by maxine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had 4 hermit crabs that I had for 3 years when I went on vacation, I came back and 3 of them had died under the care of a friend. This friend has 3 young boys and I have my suspicions that the boys terrorized the poor crabs and eventually killed them. I guess what I am saying is that if your turtle was healthy before you left and all was fine and good and you leave and then it dies and still looks like it was healthy then you have to ask yourself how this animal was cared for while you were gone. Maybe your mate let it overheat or get too cold or overfed or it could be so many things. I would find out exactly what she did care wise and don't let her look at the instructions you wrote out for her while she is telling you as her true care could be very different from what you wrote and she may just copy it word for word. Sorry for your loss, hope you find out.
2007-02-23 08:01:43 · answer #3 · answered by Dale d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to hear that but we need more info, like what type of turtle was it, what size tank, what did you feed it, and what kind of lighting did it have?
I'm not exactly sure what was wrong with your turtle but people aren't supose to sell turtles under 4" and yours was only 2" maybe it was just to young. You also didn't have a UVB light over him which you need, but I don't think that killed him. There could be lots of reasons why he died, you could have done something wrong or he could of had something wrong with him.
I'm sorry about your turtle though and if you plan to get another one do a lot of research first. Make sure you know everything you need to know, and you should adopt one from a rescue.
2007-02-19 15:20:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just wanted to rspond saying that I'm so sorry to hear that. I have a lot of experience with animals, but very little with turtles in particular. If he was well taken care of and showed no signs of illness then it may have been something internal and unpredictible like a sudden heart atack.
2007-02-19 13:20:57 · answer #5 · answered by KatieBee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Malnutrition, stress, and cold water temps are all common reasons for pet turtles to die.
Sadly, almost everything most people THINK is the right way to raise a pet turtle is wrong. Here is a link to a site with GOOD info:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com
2007-02-20 05:34:30 · answer #6 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
oh I'm sorry! There is a million reasons why this might have happened. Water may have been dirty or toxins in it. Turtle could have been sick or diseased. I'm sorry for your loss. The only way to really know would be to take it to the vet.
2007-02-19 13:20:49 · answer #7 · answered by keg1889 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Human touch could do it.We have something about us that can make turtles sick easily that's why we shouldn't even take a turtle off the road with our bare hands.Should push them off with a stick.
2007-02-19 13:18:57 · answer #8 · answered by Matty G 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
maybe died of OLD age
2007-02-19 13:19:16 · answer #9 · answered by ♥less 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
did you even bother feeding the thing?
2007-02-19 13:18:13 · answer #10 · answered by cowluver 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋