General Care Discussion

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 5:49 pm **Soft shell turtle help!**

I came home from work today and my soft shell has green stuff on his neck and a sore on his head. I have no idea what the problem is.

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:28 pm **Re: Soft shell turtle help!**

Ok the green stuff is gone now. I saw him rubbing his head earlier so maybe he rubbed it off. But any ideas about the spot on his head?

Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:10 am **Re: Soft shell turtle help!**

Tell us a little more about your tank and filtration. It looks like a sore, ideally you want to keep the water extremely clean to avoid infection.

Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:04 am **Re: Soft shell turtle help!**

I'd check him out throughly. Any other changes?

Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:20 pm **Re: Soft shell turtle help!**

That is all I have noticed. He has always spent most of his time basking but he does swim quite a bit and burrow in the sand and play. I also have a yellow bellied slider but I noticed him chasing the soft shell so I separated them. It's a 55 gallon setup with a canister filter. I do weekly partial water changes. I have a water heater so the water is kept at 76 degrees and the basking area is about 95 degrees.

Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:24 am **Re: Soft shell turtle help!**

I'm not sure how long they can be kept out of water. If it were a RES, I'd call for some dry docking and Betadine to clean the area. Air drying helps wounds heal faster.

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