Urgent Care :: baby slider very thin?

[mayzbeadz]

I have had two baby sliders in a in door tank.
they were hatch-lings when I got them
about the size of silver dollars
now a year later one is doing great
green in color
good eating habits
but the other i noticed a few months ago was getting very light in weight
to the point it sorta floats???
its outer shell looks sorta sunk in as if its being deflated??
it is eating
and does bask on its rock
its growth is a lot slower than the other turtle

any idea what could be wrong?
thanks may

[blackforces get you]

can you take a picture of what it looks like?

from what ive read and what you said, it sounds like one is eating more than the other.

when you say "sunk" is it like sunk inwards?

and with growth, its possible you have a male turtle since males grow slower.

pics will defiantly help

[marisa]

Welcome. Does the thin one have any other symptoms like frequent yawning?

What does the turtle eat? Does the other one eat along side him? If so, could the larger one be getting more of the food?

When you say the shell is sunken, is the shell soft if you very gently press on it?