Tortimer
Aquarium Advice Newbie
My fiance and I adopted a Red-Bellied Turtle six days ago that we named Tortimer. The man's wife was taking care of Tort, but she died, and he wanted nothing to do with him. He was feeding Tort only fish pellets for a long time, and the tank looked like it had never been cleaned in the two years he had it. Tort's tank was filled to the brim with nasty water, and only had a floating dock that was too small for him to lay on.
As soon as we got home, I scrubbed the tank for four hours, and then we boiled and rinsed Tort's rocks. The man gave us the UVB light and the filters, but we're replacing the bulb with the ReptiSun 5.0 just to make sure it's up to date. We threw the filters he gave us away and bought a new, clean filter for Tort. We bought the turtle topper you can see in the pictures along with the basking lamp for him as well.
Tortimer's shell is peeling all around, but I read that it is normal? But the main thing that worries me is his plastron(his belly.) It's very discolored(grey) and I know that this is not healthy.
Sorry for writing so much. Please give any advice you think may be helpful.
Here's a link to my page with pictures of Tortimer and his improved tank. Please click!
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As soon as we got home, I scrubbed the tank for four hours, and then we boiled and rinsed Tort's rocks. The man gave us the UVB light and the filters, but we're replacing the bulb with the ReptiSun 5.0 just to make sure it's up to date. We threw the filters he gave us away and bought a new, clean filter for Tort. We bought the turtle topper you can see in the pictures along with the basking lamp for him as well.
Tortimer's shell is peeling all around, but I read that it is normal? But the main thing that worries me is his plastron(his belly.) It's very discolored(grey) and I know that this is not healthy.
Sorry for writing so much. Please give any advice you think may be helpful.
Here's a link to my page with pictures of Tortimer and his improved tank. Please click!
DeliciousSmores (Autumn) on deviantART