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i am sujith and fairly new to turtles. my turtles name is "voodooo". very active with a voracious appetite. hes about 4 months old now, when i got him his shell was roughly 1'' now and he is almost 2" now. i have read a lot on the how to keep turtles properly. but i have some shortcomings which is why i joined this forum. firstly i m from india which means finding UV light is impossible and cant even get them shipped from online websites coz they dont ship to india. i have only the natural option (sun).since i stay in a pretty warm and sunny place i keep him under the sun for about 30-45 mins daily. i clean his tank everyday(20 gallon) and use only RO water. i ve placed some tiles as his land area. i ve got a 40 w halogen bulb over this land area for basking. i ve got a thermostat for maintaining water temperarture which i have set to about 26degrees centigrade. before this setup just as i got him , he had a serious bout of RI which with help of the internet and many sleepless nights and constant vigils and his fighter attitude got him thru . he is very healthy and happy now. i feed him pellets and lots of veggies like boiled peas,fresh carrots,cucumber ,onions(he loves all of them) and the usual chicken,eggs,fish,beef,mutton and the occasional cuttle bone too. i m lucky he is not finicky with food. my present problem is of late i started noticing whitish patches all over his shell.the shell is hard still but its got this dull whitish colour over his entire shell. he seems very active and still a strong appetite. is he going to start shedding or is it a fungal infection? please help. also if anybody can get me contact no to a warm and friendly turtle vet in india, voodoo and me would be ever grateful. thank you in advance.

PS i m unable to upload pics from my camera. but the pics which the user "michael 247" put up with the same query (viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12881) covers my query perfectly as well . my turtles has the same thing. anything you could help with would be appreciated.

Hi, welcome to the site. I think michael 247 had an issue with shedding, though white patches are usually a sign of fungus.

hey steve..thanks for the reply..from his photos (michael247) ..hopefully i can assume that mine too is a case of turtle starting to shed his scutes.if otherwise by when and what symptoms should i look for? since i stay in a place with no herp vets around. i need to rely on forums like these and experienced people like yourselves to help me . as of now my turtle seems real active and feeding well(infact too well). thanks in advance

Fungus requires a bit more aggressive treatment. Having the correct setup and lighting is a start.