Urgent Care :: Metabolic bone disease???

[danatolfu]

What i will do if my turtle had signs of having metabolic bone disease??
Signs***
-discoloration of the shell
-slightly soft shell


and his one part of carapace peel off...
putang ina!!

[marisa]

Try to include more calcium and Vit. D3 in the diet. What does he eat? Does he bask under either a UVB light out out in the sun?

Can you post a pic of the shell dry? Discoloration and a slightly soft shell (how soft?) do not necessarily mean that your turtle has full blown MBD.

How many scutes peeled off?

[danatolfu]

i give him cuttle bone but he doesn't eat it at all..
i do let him bask under the sun..
how often?
everyday..every 30mins..

how to post pictures??
one scutes peeled off..
-dan

[untsmurf]

Shedding scutes is a normal occurrence for turtles.

You let your turtle outside every thirty minutes every single day?

How/where is the shell discolored?

[marisa]

If that's the turtle in question, from the pic, s/he looks fine to me. Where is there a problem with the shell?

Hatchlings often have slightly pliable shells, especially in the back area above the tail. How soft is the shell?

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[danatolfu]

@marisa what's your email address?
so I can send you his picture.

I can easily bend his shell mostly near the tail.
And it's so thin.
Is that normal?

Thanks!Ü

[steve]

If you need help posting a pic, look in my signature or email it to me and I'll post it.

-s