Urgent Care :: Emergency Please I Need Help!!!

[TurtleObsession28]

omg i cant take it anymore! my 2 turtles have this white crap spreading on there shell over half way now! the medicine i give them doesnt work, i thjinkn they're dieing! and the other turtle doesnt eat anything for months, and he only basks, and he floats in water and ive never seen him touch the ground! THEY ARE DIEING IDK WUT TO DO DAMN IT!!!! MY PARENTS WONT LET ME TAKE THEM TO THE VET OMG PlZ, AND I CANT SEND PICS!!

I have a turtle filter
5in of water
a heater
a themomiter that reads like 80 for water and like 90 for basking
a raft for basking
a uvb bulb
a 30 gallon tank that is 2/3 full
i feed them turtle pellets
the medicine i used is like sulfadine powder u put in a small tank and put the turtles there in the powder for like 3 hours

[SpotsMama]

Do a search on "shell" or "white shell" in the Urgent Care and General Care sections and see if you can find a photo of a shell that looks like yours.

The powder that you soaked the turtles in (Sulfa Turtle Dip) is not very strong and wouldn't be effective for any serious problem. There are some much more effective medications, most of which are available only by prescription from a vet.

You need some serious habitat upgrades, but we can talk about that after you find pictures of the shells that look like yours.

There are some questions on a sticky at the top of this section (Urgent Care). Please copy them here and answer them. We need more info to be able to help you. Also, please be as specific and thorough as you can in the description of your turtles' behavior. It's kind of hard to tell from your post exactly what's going on.

[industrial_girl_2000]

First off, calm down....white on the shells isn't necessarily harmful for turtles & before you jump to any conclusions, do what spotsmama said. If you can post a picture of another turtle with the same problem, that will help us help you better.

Also, in terms of eating, make sure you read the feeding section in the basic care area of the redearslider website for some suggestions on how to entice eating.

[emma]

Does the white shell look at all like this?

[TurtleObsession28]

sry for later reply, no way its way worse then that ill reply again in a couple of hours