Urgent Care :: wierd skin...

[Disillusioned]

one of my turtles ( i have 2 in the same tank) has some skin-like thing coming off of his neck. It's like the skin you get when you burn your mouth? and some skin comes off? it's like that, but a little flaky... Does anyone know what's wrong with it? is it just shedding? Because my other turtles doesn't seem to have this problem.
P.S. my turtles are young, a little less than 1-inch long.

[jenaero]

Is this visible on land or only under water? Sounds like shedding to me.....

[ellman605]

i agree with jen.

[Disillusioned]

yeah, it's only visible in water, because it's kinda clear, and only in the water do you see the skin floating around the neck

[jenaero]

he's just shedding

[Disillusioned]

thank you!! i was so worried

[Disillusioned]

hey... i was wondering.. how long do the turtles shed for? it's been shedding for a few days now, and my tank has a lot of the skin floating around. i pump out the dirty water myself everyday, but there still seems to be quite a lot left on the turtles neck...

(ny setup is wierd)

[jenaero]

What is the water temp? I've never seen mine shed like that for more than a week. Water that is too warm can cause excess shedding.

[Disillusioned]

it's about 80-81 F. My turtles are barely a inch long. Is it too much? because that's the temp that others say should be for small turtles...

[sonyj]

The temp for turtles under a year old is 78. No higher. Sometimes when a turtle is ill you can up the temp a couple of degrees, but you shouldn't leave it there after they are well. Besides causing excessive shedding, higher temps can cause fast growth which isn't good for your turtle.

[sinbad]

so,wat should the temps be for 4 inch turts?

[sonyj]

Somewhere between 72-75 is good. As long as it's kept constant. And the basking temp should always be at least ten degrees higher than the water temp.