Page 1 of 1
URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:47 amby swiltz
Hi all, I got my baby res 3 weeks ago. Its eating well and has around 3-5 hrs of basking time (sunlight) per day. However i noticed its shell turning white a few days back. What can the problem be?
Its still very active and there's no pungent smell coming from its shell, the texture is normal and it isn't soft.
Things in aquarium: rock/ driftwood
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:08 pmby Moose
Looks like it has a fungus, there should be a thread here some where for treatment, let me look it up ^-^
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:22 pmby dumbork14
sorry moose for posting it ahead of you. i have this topic bookmarked because i'm a paranoid turt-owner.
anyway, here it is:
http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10839&p=104325
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:15 amby Moose
No worries dumbork14 much appreciated
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:59 amby swiltz
Hey guys, sorry i had to bump this thread. i tried gently brushing his shell with a toothbrush and it slowly turned green over time. Yes its weird.
However, after his usual 2 hrs of basking it turned white again! whats the problem?
I dont have this problem with my other hatchlings, basking doesn't turn their shellsl white like on this fella!
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:08 amby dumbork14
what kind of white, the whole shell? or is it more like this?
this is dumbork's shell after basking.
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:18 amby swiltz
After basking its shell will look almost exactly like the first pic i posted. whitish marks on its shell...
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:57 pmby steve
It's likely fungus and looks whiter when the shell is dry.
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:05 amby Moose
Have you tried the silver sulphadizine yet?
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:21 amby swiltz
okies i will try silver sulphadizine! been using iodine for the past few days.
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:27 amby Moose
Yeah definetly try it, iodine won't do much
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:57 pmby swiltz
Sorry for bumping this thread yet again. This is the issue now. i realise that gently brushing his shell with a wet tooth brush, TURNS it green again. But if it basks, the shell would turn white again. This is so weird, the before and after photos are as follows
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:59 pmby swiltz
His shells also turns green again when its in water.
BTW, brushing doesn't remove any sort of white residue, the shell just turns green after the light brushing.
Re: URGENT: baby RES shell turning white
Posted:
Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:46 pmby steve
A dry, white shell is usually mineral deposits but from the picture it looks like fungus. Are both the most recent pictures? Can you post larger ones?