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Old 06-07-2021, 04:23 PM   #1
yeeyee
Hatchling terrapin

Bought a new diamondback terrapin, it is acting very strange. It stays only at the top of the water, sometimes sinks a bit, and then swims back up. It does not show any fear and is not feeding. Swimming frantically all around against walls of tank, has been for hours.
 
Old 06-07-2021, 04:41 PM   #2
man5000000
Are you keeping it in freshwater or brackish?
 
Old 06-07-2021, 05:07 PM   #3
yeeyee
I am keeping it in brackish, I would like to add, the turtle's armpits for lack of a better word appear to be swollen. He also is at the surface and swims as though he is drowning, he cannot easily get under objects and appears to little control over his buoyancy. I placed him on his basking platform and he is basking, but couldn't figure out how to do it himself
 
Old 06-07-2021, 05:10 PM   #4
yeeyee
salinity is 1.005, it is a concentric northern for further information
 
Old 06-07-2021, 05:11 PM   #5
man5000000
Your basking platform might be too high for him to reach comfortably. I'm no expert but if you post photos of the tank and the terrapin I'm sure someone on here could help.
 
Old 06-07-2021, 05:53 PM   #6
yeeyee
It is not too high, he can easily access it, I will post a picture. He started to react more to stimuli, albeit slowly.
 
Old 06-07-2021, 06:02 PM   #7
yeeyee
I took a bunch of photos but I cannot send them because the website is asking for links to photos and I have none
 
Old 06-07-2021, 06:06 PM   #8
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Old 06-07-2021, 07:49 PM   #10
yeeyee
heres the photos
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