they can get it on the carapace as well in what I have read and seen in photos.
As i have said it is very small and mild but it still looks like other shell rot i have seen and it is recommended to treat as soon as possible to prevent spread, He is completely fine still eating, bright eyed and...
When i was cleaning him i had him in a trough and he was sitting in the water. I did not think it would be bad at the time but i was forgetting he can absorb water. He wasn't sitting in the water for long at all i am just worried that this small exposure has caused him harm. He gets to roam...
Ok good, he has white marks on his shell that look like the shell rot pictures and i am pretty certain it is shell rot. I will try that.
I will stop using the hibiscrub. I had read it was safe and was suggested to use on shell rot, I shouldn't have let him sit in the water, and i will not let...
Hi there my tort has a very mild case of shell rot. I have treated him using hibiscrub as it was what i had on hand, i had given him a bath and added some hibiscrub on his shell to scrub the marks gently with a toothbrush. I rinsed him and let him bathe in fresh water to remove any residue and...