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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:30 pm **RES water turtle**

A red eared slider is supposed to like water but mine doesnt!!! When I put him in the water he is trying to climb out of the water even if its new water !! The water is also warm not cold or hot i dont know why and when i splash with water from a hosee lightly he hides

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:41 pm **Re: RES water turtle**

Is he trying to get out or just digging at the glass?

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:44 am **Re: RES water turtle**

Get out of the water

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:04 am **Re: RES water turtle**

my turt thrashed around alot, and swam from side to side. It was not the water that she disliked; but she was trying to tell me that her space was too confining.
Once I upgraded her to a 55-gal, she became peaceful.
What size is your tank? How big is your turt? What temp is the water? Have you read through the basic guides on this forum?

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:06 pm **Re: RES water turtle**

Do you have a thermometer & heater? I'm wondering if what feels warm to you might feel uncomfortable to your turtle.

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:13 pm **Re: RES water turtle**

when i walk up to my tank, my turtle starts scratching at the side right next to me, always has, im pretty sure she just wants to be fed more and more, it's her form of begging for food, i have a 180 gallon so i don't think it's a size issue, she has a basking area, she'll frequently dive into the water from the basking area to do it, it happens mostly when it's dinner time, after dinner time she usually doesn't do it.

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:33 pm **Re: RES water turtle**

Do you have a basking spot in the pool? Like a little island or rock that he can get out of the water and dry himself off when he wants to?

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:38 pm **Re: RES water turtle**

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