I just came from the vet yesterday, and he has me doing a dry out period of 2-3 hours daily because my girls aren't basking. So maybe you should extend the amount of time they're out of the water?
does she seem restless, agitated, or is trying to burrow or dig? How old is she?
If she's 5 years or older and has any of these symptoms, she could have (I forget the technical term the vet called it!) a condition where she has a lot of eggs but is unable to lay them. If so, it's a quick fix...
Does anyone else use Zoo Med floating basking dock? Have you had any issues with your turtle getting stuck behind the tube underwater that connects the two support pieces? Tomahto has gotten stuck there at least once, and I'm pretty sure it's happened more than that since I've come in before and...
Mine had a bacterial infection from spending too much time in the water. Since it doesn't hurt them to be out of the water, I'd recommend you do the same thing as my vet told me - take him out of the water 2-3 hours every day for a "dry out". There are lots of bacteria and viruses that can only...
Yay! Things were MUCH better than I had originally thought!
Tomahto has a bacterial infection due to previous poor husbandry. The vet said it wasn't bad enough to require shots. Both of the kids are getting a 2-3 hr dry out time every day, which will kill the bacteria (since it can only survive...
I have a similar looking condition on my red eared sliders, and am going to the vet in the morning. Definitely keep us posted, I'm curious to know if our babies have the same condition. Fingers crossed it's only mineral deposits or something like that...
That's so wonderful of y'all to have saved her! Wow, that is a BIG girl! Hopefully mine don't grow to be quite that big, but since they live such a long time, I want to make sure I do this right!
I had to deal with fungus on a7 yr old tiger oscar, and I'm not seeing any cottony, fluffy type of substance. The shell is hard, no soft spots from what I can tell, which is why I question if it's shell rot. My other thought is that it's mineral deposits from all of its years in unfiltered...
Update on the turtle front... Tomato and Tohmahto have an appointment with the vet tomorrow morning. $75 per turtle, and if it is indeed shell rot, $25-$50 per turtle for medicine, AND I would have to learn how to give shots to turtles! Yeesh! I give shots to horses all the time, but the thought...
Thank you for posting this. Unfortunately, I think Tohmahto has shell rot. I already knew she had pretty severe pyramiding, but I'm glad to know what the white spots are. Should I take them to a vet? Is it contagious, should I seperate the girls?
I've heard on the oh-so-reliable internet that they should have about a gallon per inch, they grow to be no more than 12-15 inches, and 2 can live in the same amount of space as one. Is all that true? Or should I be looking at using a much larger space?