General Care Discussion :: is my turtle shedding

[dekabreak1000]

my girl is what i am guessing is sheddding the scutes around the edge of her shell and on the sides of her under shell are loose and kinda flaky and 1 came clean off in my hand as it just sort of fell off the shell looks good as it doesnt look nasty under the loose scutes any thing i can do to assist her in shedding thanks in advance

[steve]

Sounds like she's doing good. You never want to do anything physical like pick or pull at the loose ones, they are supposed to come off naturally. I think lots of basking and UV help shedding the most. People seem to think wheat germ pellets help as well.

[dekabreak1000]

thanks steve but what do you think about the wheat germ the way i see it they dont have access to this in the wild but they do alright but do you think it helps

[steve]

It's OK to add some variety, and koi-based wheat germ pellets are usually good quality. I'm a bit skeptical but it can't hurt either. Blueberries is another food people think help, but there is no real evidence it helps at all.