Treating Shell Rot
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:18 amNo it is not for my own turtle, she's perfectly fine. However the turtles in the pet store are not doing so well. I discovered that they had shell rot today while I was trying to sell one to a young boy and his mom. I ended up not selling it to them since it was sick, and there was no way I was going to sell them a sick turtle.
I contacted my local pet store ( a VERY good one too mind you) and asked them if they new of any treatments I could do to help with the shell rot, and I was told to take them out of the water and place them in a dry area, and apply iodine to their shells. Allow it to soak for 15-20 minutes, rinse and replace them.
(Don’t worry about their setup, I pushed my boss to order in some docks and lower the water level some ((for now)) as well as getting in a UVB light, since we have UVA's already, they'll be in by the end of the week, possibly even Monday)
Has anyone had to deal with a problem like this? Any advice?
He also said that if I saw red streaks on the bottom of their shells, that it was probably too late for the turtles
I will contact a local herp vet that I found on one of your links (ty for that) tomorrow as well to see what she suggests and before I do anything myself. From what I read, she’s a very good herp doc, and she even does work with some rescued animals and such, and she’s only 15 minutes from my house and 5 from my job! What luck!
Wish me luck and I hope you have some more advice!
I contacted my local pet store ( a VERY good one too mind you) and asked them if they new of any treatments I could do to help with the shell rot, and I was told to take them out of the water and place them in a dry area, and apply iodine to their shells. Allow it to soak for 15-20 minutes, rinse and replace them.
(Don’t worry about their setup, I pushed my boss to order in some docks and lower the water level some ((for now)) as well as getting in a UVB light, since we have UVA's already, they'll be in by the end of the week, possibly even Monday)
Has anyone had to deal with a problem like this? Any advice?
He also said that if I saw red streaks on the bottom of their shells, that it was probably too late for the turtles
I will contact a local herp vet that I found on one of your links (ty for that) tomorrow as well to see what she suggests and before I do anything myself. From what I read, she’s a very good herp doc, and she even does work with some rescued animals and such, and she’s only 15 minutes from my house and 5 from my job! What luck!
Wish me luck and I hope you have some more advice!
maybe these little guys will have a chance now!! I called the vet, left a message and all with the secretary (about 5 times), but she hasn't responded. >/ Bad vet bad!