I rescued this tiny little male (pretty sure it's a male) 4 days ago. He's a Florida boxie, 5 years old although he's only 3 1/2" long. Among other things, there's something wrong with his shell, not sure what it is. At first I thought it was a "water line", as if he had been kept as a water turtle. I cleaned him with a mixture of water and vinegar which didn't quite make a difference. When in his soak, the white ring isn't visible but you can see a texture difference on the shell.
When I picked him up, his substrate was completely dry, so I don't know if it's shell rot or fungus or what.
Any way to treat this at home? I have a reptile vet across the street and I can afford it, I just have a problem with paying/buying something I can do myself.
His appetite, activity level, confidence and trust in me has improved dramatically in only 4 days, now I just need to fix up that shell.
We both thank you in advance
To the mods: I'm sorry for the double post, 1st try there was an error message so I tried again and now they're both there :-/
When I picked him up, his substrate was completely dry, so I don't know if it's shell rot or fungus or what.
Any way to treat this at home? I have a reptile vet across the street and I can afford it, I just have a problem with paying/buying something I can do myself.
His appetite, activity level, confidence and trust in me has improved dramatically in only 4 days, now I just need to fix up that shell.
We both thank you in advance
To the mods: I'm sorry for the double post, 1st try there was an error message so I tried again and now they're both there :-/