Backyard Ponds » I have a painted turtle and i found him floating on the bottom of the pond the other day, upside down? http://backyardponds.info Ponds and Water Features Information Mon, 21 May 2012 12:33:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 I have a painted turtle and i found him floating on the bottom of the pond the other day, upside down? http://backyardponds.info/reptiles/i-have-a-painted-turtle-and-i-found-him-floating-on-the-bottom-of-the-pond-the-other-day-upside-down/ http://backyardponds.info/reptiles/i-have-a-painted-turtle-and-i-found-him-floating-on-the-bottom-of-the-pond-the-other-day-upside-down/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:33:08 +0000 admin http://backyardponds.info/reptiles/i-have-a-painted-turtle-and-i-found-him-floating-on-the-bottom-of-the-pond-the-other-day-upside-down/ pond paint
babiblue1617 asked:


I thought he was dead….but after i picked him up he stuck his head out for a second, took a breath…..and then put his head back down on my hand like he had no energy. Usually we have the turtles in a pond ouside….but about 3 months ago we made a pond in the house fo rthem during the winter months incase the pond would freeze all the way to the bottom. I put him in a lil cage by himself for about 25 hours and now he’s fine. This is the 2nd time this has happened. Could it be that he’s trying to go into hybernation? Do i need to raise the Temp. in the pond to prevent this?

Nader
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