General Care Discussion

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:09 pm

the only thing that makes me think it MIGHT be shedding is that all the white is around the scutes, not in the middle of any.

but then i think it might be a fungus forming around all the scutes?

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:19 pm

ok. yes i'm trying to convince my mom to let me take it to a vet, but she think's i'm overreacting.

i don't blame her though, i thought my turtle was dying because his shell wasn't as bright as when we first got it...haha oops!

and i am going to get betadine and novalsan tonight just incase it's shell rot.

oh and underwater they are the same bright white.

should i dry dock her? maybe just put in enough water to cover the underside of her shell but not the top?

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:45 pm

so we got the novalsan and i read to remove any of the white spots before applying it..

and so removing the white spots..the scutes are definietely peeling..but it does NOT look normal!! i'll be taking a pic once my camera is charged.

and it's not just one scute, its a couple. i just don't see how a hatchling of less than 1/2 inches can start shedding scutes!! i am getting really nervous here!

i was peeling it off and it just looked awful!!

now my turtle is not a RES but a florida red belly...do you think they could be differernt?

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:47 pm

and underneath the peeled scutes is all soft too, and it seems like her whole shell could peel off if i tried!

but on the bright side, she's acting really normal and eating fine.

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:17 pm

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:06 pm

I wouldn't peel it off. Turtle shells shed all on their own. If you start peeling off the layers, you could damage the shell.

I say just brush the shell with a soft tooth brush then apply the medication.

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:58 pm

yea i'm not gonna peel any more off. i only did that one.

and the medications already seem to be working, the little spots look like they are clearing up. i just hope i caught whatever this is early!

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:06 am **Re: shell rot/shell fungus?**

She's very young to be shedding.. But i guess it's not a problem because young turtles always do that.. How old is he/she?? If its a shell rot then her shell must be soft, those peeled scutes should smell, theres some red spot or brown.. Mine's look like that one but no symptoms of shell rot

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:09 am **Re: shell rot/shell fungus?**

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