Turtles eating in winter

Ducksandchickens

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Apr 24, 2018
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ive had my red eared slider for about 4 years now and lately she hasn’t been eating anything. Actually kind of all winter she hasn’t been and she’s been a bit sluggish.
I’ve never seen her like this before so I’m getting worried.
Is it because it’s winter and turtles are supposed to Be sleeping? Should I be worried?
 
How is the water? Can you physically see anything wrong with the turtle?
The water is warm, room temp like it should be... we will be cleaning out her tank again soon the person who helps me is sick so I told them to stay home, we will do it later this week. The turtle seems fine I gtg for an hr ish I’ll post some pictures of the turtle when I get back
 
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She’s been fed In this bucket for a long time (so that her tank doesn’t get as gross) and she usually eats fine and I left her by herself for an Hour and she still hasn’t touched her food
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That’s a good idea feeding separately. Wow she’s a big girl! That’s a lot of food for 1 turtle though. She needs about as much as the size of her head. And once they get past the first year only fed 2-3 times a week. I can’t see anything wrong physically from that pic. How big is her tank?
 

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