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Gift...you were scammed.
DIRTY water will cause sickly turtles..
Turtles can get shell rot (bacterial) or shell rot fungus.
Add 1/4 of a cup of aquarium salt per 5 gallons to irritate and hopefully kill fungus. The addition of sulfa drugs such as those sold at pet stores under the name "Dr. Turtle" also should help kill fungus. Here is one source that sells Dr. Turtle. They also now sell a Sulfa dip by Zoo Med to treat bacteria and/or fungus.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29035692@N03/sets/72157617712499206/
MY care of my two 37 yr old sliders (plus 3 adopted males)
****Austinsturtlepage.comâ has all info on care and feeding and PICTURES for all land and aquatic turtles.
*** Ten gallons per inch of each turtle!! Sliders, westerns, easternâs, cooterâs , midland, painted, map, yellow bellied ,are all are basically the same and require the same basic care. EACH 4" turtle needs a 55 gallon tank to start anything would be cruel.
***Some sicknesses they get easily like shell its actual holes rotting through the shell.
Respiratory sickness, lopsided swimming, coughing, vomiting, blowing bubbles from their nose. . Treatment is 10 days of injections of Baytril (enrofloxacin) liquid into the front legs. To do this, you must consult a vet to get the antibiotic and the proper dosage. Do not guess on the dose.
Increase water to 83/85 degrees.
Swollen eyes due to lack of vitamin A fruits and veggies.
Fungus white cotton patches on their skin.
Metabolic bone disease means an inadequate calcium and/or a vitamin D3 deficiency. The earliest symptoms are the softening of the plastron, underside of the shell.
Septicemia is the fancy medical word for blood poisoning. What it means is that something bad is in your turtle's body and it have created toxins in the blood. These toxic are deadly and the turtle needs to be placed on meds ASAP to prevent death. There are no home remedies for dealing with this situation. This is a serious condition and should be attended by a qualified herp vet as quickly as possible.
Contact rescues sitesâ¦and vets ..in your city ,state, or country
For land or aquatic turtles:
http://www.anapsid.org/reslider.html
They NEED calcium and protein they get it from the fish meat and the fish bones. Drop 20 or 30 or so feeder guppies or small goldfish or minnows they maybe a bit fast for babies at first just drop in the tank and watch them disappear in a few days! Did you know that they need to bask under a reptile light UVA/UVB for up to 8 hrs a day for the vitamin D that they need to grow. TOSS in a bird cuttle bone in the water for calcium that will promote better shell growth, it will dissolve real slow and if they eat it thatâs fine!!
**Remember, you need a heater...set at 83 / 85 degrees. If water is cold they will stop eating!
Plus I also feed dried cubed blood worms or tubiflex worms or pellets at least 5 times a week for my five..
They can have garden worms which I collect after a good rain and dump them in the pond, also meal worms, snails, crickets, flies, crayfish small frogs, slugs, tadpoles, ghost shrimp , dragon flies and anything that moves, but only as a treat.
They need leafy greens Romaine, Butter lettuce. (Iceberg and cabbage are bad for them, any other leafy greens will do) for vitamin A that they need at least 4 to 5 times a week.
They love grapes and strawberries and squash , apples cut up..
**** If these are hatchlings a 1â and a tad over they may need to have their live food half dead by leaving the fish out of water for a few minutes (10minutes) and put in the tank. That way the baby can get the meat he needs and the fish canât out run the baby turtle.
Plus âsome leafy greenâ and vitamin A âfruitsâ cut up a COUPLE times a week.â Swollen cloudy eyes comes from lack of Vitamin A. Which we all need for good eyes.
These turtles in captivity do not. They cannot hear or see well so they feel you coming by the vibrations each foot step take.
So they need a turtle basking dock.
**Gravel larger than they can swallow, allot larger. **Better no gravel at all, easier to clean.
Their water needs to be clean otherwise the get sick easily from dirty water caused by their poop allot.***You need a GREAT filter system depending on the tank in a 60 gallon my girls were in one yearâs ago. I used two double sided marine or penguin filtersâ¦It really helped keep it cleaner!
They will bite VERY hard. Under 4" they carry a disease called 'salmonella'. So you should wash after every handling ANY size turtle or reptile anyway.
***And my pictures don't lie. All ages and all sizes get along as long as their is allot for SWIM ROOM and PLENTY TO EAT!
They can become cannibalistic if you have 2 or more turtles and a small environment. They will kill off the smallest and then fight for the tank for themselves.
Size for basic aquatic turtle is approx Body length: 6-8" is average for males, up to 12 inches max for females, but average i
Gift...you were scammed.
DIRTY water will cause sickly turtles..
Turtles can get shell rot (bacterial) or shell rot fungus.
Add 1/4 of a cup of aquarium salt per 5 gallons to irritate and hopefully kill fungus. The addition of sulfa drugs such as those sold at pet stores under the name "Dr. Turtle" also should help kill fungus. Here is one source that sells Dr. Turtle. They also now sell a Sulfa dip by Zoo Med to treat bacteria and/or fungus.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29035692@N03/sets/72157617712499206/
MY care of my two 37 yr old sliders (plus 3 adopted males)
****Austinsturtlepage.comâ has all info on care and feeding and PICTURES for all land and aquatic turtles.
*** Ten gallons per inch of each turtle!! Sliders, westerns, easternâs, cooterâs , midland, painted, map, yellow bellied ,are all are basically the same and require the same basic care. EACH 4" turtle needs a 55 gallon tank to start anything would be cruel.
***Some sicknesses they get easily like shell its actual holes rotting through the shell.
Respiratory sickness, lopsided swimming, coughing, vomiting, blowing bubbles from their nose. . Treatment is 10 days of injections of Baytril (enrofloxacin) liquid into the front legs. To do this, you must consult a vet to get the antibiotic and the proper dosage. Do not guess on the dose.
Increase water to 83/85 degrees.
Swollen eyes due to lack of vitamin A fruits and veggies.
Fungus white cotton patches on their skin.
Metabolic bone disease means an inadequate calcium and/or a vitamin D3 deficiency. The earliest symptoms are the softening of the plastron, underside of the shell.
Septicemia is the fancy medical word for blood poisoning. What it means is that something bad is in your turtle's body and it have created toxins in the blood. These toxic are deadly and the turtle needs to be placed on meds ASAP to prevent death. There are no home remedies for dealing with this situation. This is a serious condition and should be attended by a qualified herp vet as quickly as possible.
Contact rescues sitesâ¦and vets ..in your city ,state, or country
For land or aquatic turtles:
http://www.anapsid.org/reslider.html
They NEED calcium and protein they get it from the fish meat and the fish bones. Drop 20 or 30 or so feeder guppies or small goldfish or minnows they maybe a bit fast for babies at first just drop in the tank and watch them disappear in a few days! Did you know that they need to bask under a reptile light UVA/UVB for up to 8 hrs a day for the vitamin D that they need to grow. TOSS in a bird cuttle bone in the water for calcium that will promote better shell growth, it will dissolve real slow and if they eat it thatâs fine!!
**Remember, you need a heater...set at 83 / 85 degrees. If water is cold they will stop eating!
Plus I also feed dried cubed blood worms or tubiflex worms or pellets at least 5 times a week for my five..
They can have garden worms which I collect after a good rain and dump them in the pond, also meal worms, snails, crickets, flies, crayfish small frogs, slugs, tadpoles, ghost shrimp , dragon flies and anything that moves, but only as a treat.
They need leafy greens Romaine, Butter lettuce. (Iceberg and cabbage are bad for them, any other leafy greens will do) for vitamin A that they need at least 4 to 5 times a week.
They love grapes and strawberries and squash , apples cut up..
**** If these are hatchlings a 1â and a tad over they may need to have their live food half dead by leaving the fish out of water for a few minutes (10minutes) and put in the tank. That way the baby can get the meat he needs and the fish canât out run the baby turtle.
Plus âsome leafy greenâ and vitamin A âfruitsâ cut up a COUPLE times a week.â Swollen cloudy eyes comes from lack of Vitamin A. Which we all need for good eyes.
These turtles in captivity do not. They cannot hear or see well so they feel you coming by the vibrations each foot step take.
So they need a turtle basking dock.
**Gravel larger than they can swallow, allot larger. **Better no gravel at all, easier to clean.
Their water needs to be clean otherwise the get sick easily from dirty water caused by their poop allot.***You need a GREAT filter system depending on the tank in a 60 gallon my girls were in one yearâs ago. I used two double sided marine or penguin filtersâ¦It really helped keep it cleaner!
They will bite VERY hard. Under 4" they carry a disease called 'salmonella'. So you should wash after every handling ANY size turtle or reptile anyway.
***And my pictures don't lie. All ages and all sizes get along as long as their is allot for SWIM ROOM and PLENTY TO EAT!
They can become cannibalistic if you have 2 or more turtles and a small environment. They will kill off the smallest and then fight for the tank for themselves.
Size for basic aquatic turtle is approx Body length: 6-8" is average for males, up to 12 inches max for females, but average i
What do I bring to a baby shower?
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My boyfriend and I are going to his sister Baby shower. The baby was a premi ( 1 1/2 months premi) so I have no idea what I should go get for us to bring.
Any ideas?
Oh the babies name is Caria Rose (=
THANKS for you help!
Answer
I appreciated all gifts but the most useful are the diapers and wipes. Be sure to get sensitive wipes so baby won't be irritated by them. Preemie diapers would be good and even newborn size. If you wanted to get that stuff you could add just a small, cute outfit in a larger size because I got too many newborn sized clothes and my son didn't even get to wear them all. I also loved getting baby wash. My son is very sensitive skin so we have to use Aveeno Baby brand wash and lotions. Those would also be a useful gift. Bibs are a great gift and you can find many many cute bibs! If your budget is on the higher end, you could have your BF find out something pricey that she really needs for the baby such as a swing or playmat. I was very appreciative of the bouncey seat we got from my sister in law. If she doesn't have a rocking recliner or glider, yall could get a glider seat. That was a gift I got from our church members because it was also on the expensive side. I think if you go to walmart.com and go to the baby section and search glider you could find one for under $100. Good luck! :)
I appreciated all gifts but the most useful are the diapers and wipes. Be sure to get sensitive wipes so baby won't be irritated by them. Preemie diapers would be good and even newborn size. If you wanted to get that stuff you could add just a small, cute outfit in a larger size because I got too many newborn sized clothes and my son didn't even get to wear them all. I also loved getting baby wash. My son is very sensitive skin so we have to use Aveeno Baby brand wash and lotions. Those would also be a useful gift. Bibs are a great gift and you can find many many cute bibs! If your budget is on the higher end, you could have your BF find out something pricey that she really needs for the baby such as a swing or playmat. I was very appreciative of the bouncey seat we got from my sister in law. If she doesn't have a rocking recliner or glider, yall could get a glider seat. That was a gift I got from our church members because it was also on the expensive side. I think if you go to walmart.com and go to the baby section and search glider you could find one for under $100. Good luck! :)
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