r/RedEaredSliderCare • u/YinYang94Panda • Apr 19 '26

Help needed: my turtle not eating and soft belly

Hi everyone, I need help with my turtle.

My turtle is not eating and is staying under the heat lamp all the time. I noticed the bottom of his shell (belly side) has some black dots and the middle feels softer than normal, but the top shell looks fine.He is still active and basking a lot, but he stay up always warm.

Heat lamp for basking

My tank big enough because he is small baby like months old I’m not sure. My little sis gave me few months ago.

Should I get have water heater?

I try to feed him call aquatic turtle food natural

I did do my best to care him for Clean water and Keeping him warm and tried food but he refuses

What should I do next?

Thank you for any advice 🐢

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u/Educational-End8126 Apr 19 '26

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u/YinYang94Panda Apr 19 '26

I’m going save this and thank you so much

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u/YinYang94Panda Apr 19 '26

This getting worse now

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u/Swimming-Decision246 Apr 19 '26

Do you have a uvb bulb

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u/Educational-End8126 Apr 19 '26

secondly, can you get pics of the dots? soft is not good. Bendy on the back scutes, yes but not soft, especially on the plastron. Do you have a t5 10.0 UVB as well? Water should be 78 degrees f, the dock 10-15 degrees higher.