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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:52 pm **Shedding skin**

My turtle is shedding skin on his neck, is this okay?

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:11 pm

Turtles do shed skin as they grow, but you shouldn't see a lot of it and it shouldn't be prolonged. Is it wispy and translucent and really visible in the water but not really out of it? If so, this sounds normal.

If he' really shedding (like a snake, for example) and if he seems to be doing it for a long time or often, it could be from overfeeding. How much do you feed him, what do you feed him and how often do you feed him? Temps that are too high are another factor that could contribute to frequent and/or lengthy shedding.

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:25 pm

Yea, it's kinda of a white wrinkley oval spot on the back of the neck, well i can see it out of the water. I just noticed it today, i had the temp at 82, but i put it back to 79. And i feed 5 a day...

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:26 pm

It's kinda translucent

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:24 pm

5 a day what? Pellets? Only feed as much as would fit into his head if it was hollow. Keep your water temps at 78 degrees.

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:22 pm

hello
Even my turtles are shedding skin on their neck,the skin has been hanging their for 5-6 days now,
I feed them pellets once a day and Blood worms twice a day.

Hope im doing it right !

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:24 pm

aatifsk wrote:hello
Even my turtles are shedding skin on their neck,the skin has been hanging their for 5-6 days now,
I feed them pellets once a day and Blood worms twice a day.

Hope im doing it right !

Try doing some reading on basic feeding and nutrition. Pellets should be offered the amount that would fit in the head if it were hollow, once a day. Veggies should also be offered.

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:15 pm **Mine is too**

My RES is shedding, too. I was worried but I guess it's normal? It is hanging off his arms, and this back feet look like their about to, too. They are covered in translucent white fuzz. Is this normal?
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:06 am

If it is just normal shedding it shouldn't be a problem. If he doesn't stop shedding, then you need to think about such things as a possible fungus, or water temps being too high.

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:01 am

If your res is shedding it might be that you are overfeeding it or there is too much chlorine in your water. I also have this problem before then when I treated my tap water the shedding stops.

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