Help with shell
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:13 pmhere is a pic of Ralphies shell anyone know whats wrong?
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:13 pmRe: Help with shell
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:54 amIt's shell fungus, and Ralphie is a girl (if you didn't know).
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 11:58 ami i did not know he was a girl LOL what can i do for it?
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:35 pmDo a forum search for SSD cream or Silver sulfadiazine, to read up on it and treatment. How big is she now?
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:25 pm15 months old, i added more heat lamps, UVB light deck to hang out on water changed every two weeks
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:14 pmThen you probably noticed the infection spread. Has her setup changed from when this first showed up?
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:24 pmmore heat light for her thats all feed her pellets once a day
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:34 pmDoes she bask more? How many hours a day? What kind of pellets? Can she completely dry off?
Re: Help with shell
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:23 pmShe needs some Hikari Wheat Germ. It's not meant for turtles, but you can mix some into her diet to speed up shedding. Right now, it's imperative to get rid of the discolored/infected scutes.
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:28 pmshe does but not as much as i think she should about 3 to 4 hours a day yes completely dried off, pellets are Tetra TetraFauna ReptoMin Floating Food Sticks, how can i get the silver stuff without an Rx?
Re: Help with shell
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 11:52 pmIt can be found without an rx, but I'm not sure if it's the same stuff. It's important that her habitat is good and that she basks a lot. If you treat this and it comes back, you might be able to treat it as effectively/