ok so there are four of us guys that have tanks. i have a 5.5 gal with a fiddler and he is doing really good. aside from being skiddish when someone stands over the tank, i think he's doing well. two of the other guys have red eared sliders in 10 gals and they are doing very well.
my problem is the fourth guy just bought a tank without doing any research that i can tell from. bought a hatchling Cagle Map Turtle and dropped him in without cycling. also i want to say when he first dropped it in the water it was distilled. when he moved it up here he refilled it with tap water. the thing is the turtle barely moves around on his floating rock, doesnt swim much and not very well, doesnt eat from what we see and has some kindof dent in his shell on one side and the bottom. looks like someone picked him up wrong. but is there anything yall can think of that would be causing it to be this way or are hatchlings like this. also the tank is a 10gal. he has glow in the dark plants and black rocks why i dont know. i personally think a natural feel will give them a more homey calm mood. any help is appreciated, i just hate the stupidity of someone who doesnt do any research and has no regaurd for the poor things life.
my problem is the fourth guy just bought a tank without doing any research that i can tell from. bought a hatchling Cagle Map Turtle and dropped him in without cycling. also i want to say when he first dropped it in the water it was distilled. when he moved it up here he refilled it with tap water. the thing is the turtle barely moves around on his floating rock, doesnt swim much and not very well, doesnt eat from what we see and has some kindof dent in his shell on one side and the bottom. looks like someone picked him up wrong. but is there anything yall can think of that would be causing it to be this way or are hatchlings like this. also the tank is a 10gal. he has glow in the dark plants and black rocks why i dont know. i personally think a natural feel will give them a more homey calm mood. any help is appreciated, i just hate the stupidity of someone who doesnt do any research and has no regaurd for the poor things life.