I wanted to make all three RES I have swim around more and get more exercise...they weren't inactive, but I assume wild turtles would be doing twice or three times the swimming a captive one does and getting more exercise. So I bought some ping pong balls. All the turtles chase them (of course thinking they are food) but they can't get a bite on them and the balls just float around. I only put them in a day or two each week.
This little one recently moved back into the large set up I have going. He is doing great and enjoying the large space. A little afriad of the balls still but he nips at them and chases once in awhile.
<img src="http://8snakes.myftp.org/marisa/Reptiles/mikey/ball.jpg">
It's hard to get shots of them actually chasing it or biting but here is one a few minutes before he decided to start messing around with them...
<img src="http://8snakes.myftp.org/marisa/Reptiles/mikey/ball2.jpg">
About to grab it...or try...lol
<img src="http://8snakes.myftp.org/marisa/Reptiles/mikey/ball3.jpg">
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