General Care Discussion :: Fungi? white?

[zilch]

My turtle has fungi pretty much on his neck.. and a bit on his arm..

I was wondering how I could treat this?

thanks

[SpotsMama]

What do his back and neck look like? Sometimes people mistake normal skin shedding for fungus.

[marisa]

Are the areas visible in the water, and if so, are they wispy and translucent ?Or are they thick and cottony and can you see them out of the water even when the skin is dry? Can you post a pic of the areas (with the skin dry)?

[kikicool]

I'd like to know, too. Lily is still shedding. It is wispy and ghost-like in the water. Can't really see it out of water.

[blisswolf]

I had the same problem. Here's what I did and it worked great: I only have walmart here, but I'm sure you can find it at a pet store or meijer or whatever you have by you. But I went and bought fungus tablets that are in the fish section. I think that they're tetra brand. The pack I bought came with like 8 tablets, but I didn't need to use them all. Just read the directions on the back, I think it's one tablet per 10 gallons of water. Be sure that the water is clean to begin with. They'll turn the water green for a day or so, but it's ok. It cleared the fungus up within a week and didn't bring any other harm to the turtles. Just make sure that the tablet is fully disolved before putting the turltes back in!

[industrial_girl_2000]

Filmy white shedding skin is normal. Excessive skin shedding is caused by having the water temp too high. Hatchlings need 78-80 degree F water, whereas adult turtles like cooler water, around 76. I notice a huge difference in the level of shedding if the water is even just 1 degree too warm.