baby red eared slider turtle basking with hind legs outstretched

This RES is only about 2 inches from head to tail, hes fresh! his shell is not yet hard. It is probably a male from the looks of his longer tail, but really it is hard to tell at this age with red eared sliders. he eats aquatic turtle pellets along with feeder guppies for a high protein diet. when he gets older, his diet will consist of much less protein. It is important to have a place out of the water that is dry, so that the turtle can dry off every day and get some heat from the uv bulb.

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• baby
• red
• eared
• slider
• basking
• hind
• legs
• outstretched
• aquatic
• turtle
• tank
• habitat

[xoxo9613]

ive noticed my turtle does this but if hes in the basking area to long ive noticed he rubs his head.. ALOT what could cause this, do you think the heat is just making him itchy or maybe hes shedding?

[m1ste2tea]

@xoxo9613 probably shedding. what kind of bulb are you using and how far away is it from the platform?

[xoxo9613]

@m1ste2tea heat and uvb both and about six inches above

[m1ste2tea]

@xoxo9613 that should be good. I don't think that the rubbing is an issue, if he was to feel hot on his face or head he'd just stick it inside the shell. I'd even go so far as to say that maybe your turtle is growing at a fast rate and it may be "growing pains". Under good conditions(which it sounds like you have) a RES turtle can double in size in a year

[MrWebbs317]

U seem like you know alot about these turtles. I am very concerned about my baby turtles. Long story short my little girl was bothering the babys while we were cleaning the tank. And when I went to check on them in the sink, she put hot water in the container. I removed them immediately but they are barely moving now. I don't know if they are alive or slowly dying. Please respond asap...Thank you for any advice. My kids love these turtles so much :(

[m1ste2tea]

@MrWebbs317 wow thats a freeky thing to have happened, let me know how it goes, if they were in there too long they may have organ failure, the turtles dont have a way of stabilizing body temp without their external environment, no sweating or panting like mammals, so best thing is to get them into their room temperature water, and let them cool off, hopefully they're just in shock and will come out of it. let me know how it goes.

[gomezgirl666]

my turtle does it too but in summer and i don't know why

[MrJJK2010]

my does it i make fun of it

[TheCarvingman]

@123amyrebecca Some times You can find the Red Eared Slider just like thisone , 3 turtles for $10. U.S. dollars, just look for it, you will find them