Urgent Care :: shell rot or shedding?

[aquabanana]

i dont really know how to tell the difference from the two. i recently got the turtle. i dont know what conditions it was living in before i got it.

there are white flakes that seem to be peeling off.. but there are also some black spots
is the shell rotting? or is it just shedding?

[Kemul]

I think it's just shedding. Monitor the black spot though. If the spot grows, it's not
normal I'd think.

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Yea it looks like it had shell rot at those black spots but gone now as i can tell they made some pits in the shell. It will heal after a couple sheds

[aquabanana]

ahhh so thats what shedding looks like. ok thanks. gald to hear that the shell rot will still heal.

[rsour24]

shed

[bradmeisel]

looks like shedding to me

[corey7144]

Yes, most likely shedding. I'd also like to point out other than those "pits" you have a very pretty turtle.

[steve]

Are the black areas soft or have an odor to them?