AboutMark Adkins Expertise I will be glad to help with your tortoise- and turtle-related questions. My specialty is Red-foot and other Tortoises, but I can help with many aspects of turtle care.
Understand- I am not a vet, and the more information you can give me, the more accurate my answer can be.
(Because of the number of questions I get, I reserve the right to direct you to a good website that will help rather than re-inventing the wheel.)
Experience Tortoise and other reptile keeper since 1964.
Member of the Nebraska Herpetological Society.
Author of books and articles on tortoise care.
Currently own five Red-foot Tortoises.
Expert: Mark Adkins Date: 7/14/2008 Subject: Red Eared Sliders
Question Hi Mark. I am an owner of two baby Red Eared Sliders. My friend and I both
got a pair of them last year. Her turtles have grown nearly 4x the size of
mine. We are feeding the same food, and our tank setups are pretty similar.
Mine are still the size of 50 cent pieces, which are the size they were when I
got them. Any help would be great.
Answer Good question. There is not a lot of detail here to work with. You say you are using the same food- are you using the same amount? You say the set-ups are similar, but not how they are different.
Stunted turtles are usually not growing because during the key times, they did not get enough of the right kind of food, or their housing was too small, or the temps were too cold. I am not sure what based on the info provided.
