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Thanks, i will give them a call would be good to see her swiming around properly again.

Hi all thanks for the replies. The tank is heated to about 25deg indoors (in our warm lounge) and no lid on top. the water is changed regularly and it has a reptile light close to the stone they lie on. She hasnt floated on an angle for a long time now but she wont dive down at all. She does swim around and eat most of the time. Last winter she did the same thing as this winter, just sit on the rock and hide in the corner of the tank. She will look around from time to time but hasnt eaten anything now for a few weeks like last year. I think i will try and get to see the vet in Hornby he maybe the only one in town that knows much about Turtle health. The male is fine he is very active and tries to tickle the female an awful lot Cheers Mike

Hi, I have two Red eared sliders and they are about 6 years old. The female is sleeping alot lately (we have a large indoor tank with a shelf and a rock to rest on) i think she is hibernating as she wakes up now and then but mostly sleeps on the shelf with her nose in the corner of the tank and hasnt eaten now for a few weeks. The main concern i have is should i have some proper area for her to hibernate? Secondly when she is not hibernating she can only swim around the top of the tank, she cant go down at all, she just floats about at the top and sometimes on an angle. Is this normal for a female of this size and age (Aprox 12cm across shell) ? I do hand feed her otherwise she cant get to the food if it sinks! The Male is active all the time and now he just wants to keep trying to get out of the tank and swims vigourously at the glass any time were in view? Im wondering if he wants to get out and hibernate somewhere too? He does eat alot though. Cheers Mike