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04-Jul-08, 10:32 PM
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Please help me!
I have two long neck turtles, have had them since December but recently one has become a lot less active, its always sitting on the bottom of the tank just chilling out, where as the smaller turtle always swims around and greets me happily.. when i put new fish or blood worms in the tank the bigger turtle gets active but other than that he seems quite miserable..
also how do i tell what sex they are? will post some pics!!
would appreciate your help, thanks!!
p.s the photo with the 2 turtles, the darker shell on the left is the miserable turtle, is there something wrong with other turtles shell it looks dry?
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04-Jul-08, 10:43 PM
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I think the first photo is a male and the second is a female, I'm no expert but I was told if the bottom part of the under side of the turtle, near the tail, comes to a point, then its a male, if it is more rounded its a female. As for the lethargic turtle, maybe its the cold weather, do turtles slow down over winter like other reptiles? Saying that you probably have a water heater in there for them, so I'm not sure. Also make sure their UV tube is still good.
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04-Jul-08, 10:47 PM
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hmmm they both look the same to me!! yeah i have a heater on 24-26 degrees, but if they are hibernating why is one so happy and one so lethargic.. beats me. thinking of taking him to vet but not sure where a good reptile one is
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04-Jul-08, 10:48 PM
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they are both female
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04-Jul-08, 10:54 PM
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thanks hawke!
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05-Jul-08, 12:23 AM
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05-Jul-08, 12:27 AM
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Haha, I can't tell but obviously no one else can cause one person has said 1M 1F, another said 2M, and another said 2F. Lol beats me.
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05-Jul-08, 12:39 AM
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05-Jul-08, 01:31 PM
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so i went and purchased a new little friend today.. totally an impulse buy. but i couldnt resist his albino self!!
hes the little light on the left
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