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Pet Turtles : How Do I Know if My Turtle is Dead?

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Uploaded by on Jan 5, 2009

Quick signs of a turtle's death include smell, sunken eyes and no movement. Determine if a pet turtle has passed away, despite a possible lack of warning signs, with tips from a reptile specialist in this free video on turtle care.

Expert: James Dix
Bio: James Dix is the founder and owner of Reptile Rescue Service in Salt Lake City, UT. Dix has been working with reptiles for 37 years.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

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  • One of my turtles died and I didnt know for like 8 months cuz my other turtles would still play with it

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  • My turtles barely move I

    Look by their legs and don't c them breethun 7 out of my 11 died within the past few weeks only the babies the the 2 adults aren't doing this they are eating fine , basking and active I have a water heater in the babies tank to I have 4 turtles left hundreds of dollars wasted.

  • @TheMiiichaelll now it's 3 years and he's the only one left

  • @MinecraftRocks101 well when a turtle is upside down that is a very bad position for turtles It will suffocate because everything will put pressure on his lungs and it will put too much weight on his lungs therefore he will suffocate to death.

  • I think my turtle just died :( He was upside down in water some how. His eyes aren't in the head and he doesn't smell bad. He isn't moving though.

  • My turtle won't me he won't open his eyes but he's alive after we bought him he never moves or opens his eyes how do I change that :( and he's only 2 weeks old

  • How do I know of my turtle is not dead?

  • "if your turtle has ceased, he'll look lifeless... clever

  • @321Bizzare well it could be passed out> people have been buried alive because they were in a coma...but that was in the 1700s

  • @kkvu22 only give it turtle food! cmon maann!!

  • my turtle died

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