Urgent Care :: Food comes back out from the mouth !!?

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Post Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:27 am   Food comes back out from the mouth !!?

I have a RES turtle about 1.8 inches , I have all required husbandry (temp, water quality, UV,...etc) , it was so fine and active , currently she stopped eating (although she was always hungry and eating) , so I bought Salmon which was irrisistable so she eat one small bite size piece , then after about 30 seconds that piece poped out from her mouth with some boubles and made sound , i thought it's something like human vometing !? , now she is not eating even the salmon ! , whats wrong with my turtle ? I looked every where to find about this symptom but I didn't find any thing ? Please advise me !!! she is not eating I'm afraid she will get soft shell or starve ?!
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:25 am   

plz fill this out
How big is your turtle?
How long have you had it?

What is the water temperature?
Did you use a thermometer?
Are you using a water heater?
How much water is in there?
Are you using a water conditioner?
Are you using any filtration?

What is the basking temperature?
Is there a basking light?
Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on?
What kind is it or what is it made out of?
Is there a UVB light?

What have you been trying to feed it?
When was the last time your turtle ate?

How big is the tank/pond/enclosure?
Is the tank near a window?
Is the tank in a room with a lot of activity?

Have you read the Basic Care section?
Have you searched the forums for similar situations?

Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms?
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:51 am   

vic021 wrote:plz fill this out
How big is your turtle? 1.8 inches
How long have you had it? 1 month

What is the water temperature? 80-82F
Did you use a thermometer? yes
Are you using a water heater? yes
How much water is in there? 10Gal
Are you using a water conditioner? No
Are you using any filtration? yes

What is the basking temperature? 90-95F
Is there a basking light? yes and sunlight
Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on? yes
What kind is it or what is it made out of? dry wood
Is there a UVB light? yes and sunlight

What have you been trying to feed it? Tuna,red lettuce,pillets,fish,salmon,cantalope,cucumber,lettuce
When was the last time your turtle ate?about 4-5 days ago

How big is the tank/pond/enclosure? 10 Gal tank
Is the tank near a window? yes
Is the tank in a room with a lot of activity? No

Have you read the Basic Care section? Yes
Have you searched the forums for similar situations? yes

Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms? no , it's basking and playing around , it submerges correctly, but only a little bit not scared of me unlike when I first got it it was terrified when I pass around
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Post Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 9:36 pm   

How is she doing? Things seem good... have you tried any live prey?
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Post Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 1:49 pm   

steve wrote:How is she doing? Things seem good... have you tried any live prey?


She started eating just yesterday , but not really eating , it only eats baby turtle food and refuses every thing else even turtle stick , and doesn't eat adequate amount , and while eating it's so picky ( keeps smelling each single piece for a while then eats someones while leaving others) , and refuses the meat food (chicken breast , tuna , even egg white) and also never eats greens (vegi and fruit) , but starting acting a little bit more active not much just a little bit.
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