not urgent, but black foot?
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 6:27 amHow big is your turtle? 3 cm
How long have you had it? 2 months
What is the water temperature? 25oC
Did you use a thermometer? yes
Are you using a water heater? yes
How much water is in there? about 30 ltrs
Are you using a water conditioner? no
Are you using any filtration? yes
What is the basking temperature? 32oC
Is there a basking light? no I am using a heating mat
Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on? yes
What kind is it or what is it made out of? cardboard and gravels (above tank)
Is there a UVB light? yes
What have you been trying to feed it? bloodworms, cooked fish, krill, dandelions-buritos and cuttlebones.
When was the last time your turtle ate? this morning
Have you read the Basic Care section? yes
Have you searched the forums for similar situations? yes, but i didn't find anything
sleeping in her basking area.
I have my turtle 2 months. When I took her, she had white slime between her claws, brown crust and the rest of the leg was black...She has a black mark in her neck too. Her claws fell off 1-2 days after I got her. The white slime was gone in about 1 week later, I was changing the water everyday. The brown crust fell off with some claws...Then I dry dock her for 2 weeks, and wash her gently with some betadine.
I also brushed betadine in her shell... she has a discolored dot on the shell (rot shell? I dont know...). This dot is getting darker when is completly dry, you can see it in the photo.
After dry docking her, one claw grew... but broke after a while... and the black back feet persists!!
She is energetic... with a lot of apetite!!
What I should I do about her black feet?
How long have you had it? 2 months
What is the water temperature? 25oC
Did you use a thermometer? yes
Are you using a water heater? yes
How much water is in there? about 30 ltrs
Are you using a water conditioner? no
Are you using any filtration? yes
What is the basking temperature? 32oC
Is there a basking light? no I am using a heating mat
Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on? yes
What kind is it or what is it made out of? cardboard and gravels (above tank)
Is there a UVB light? yes
What have you been trying to feed it? bloodworms, cooked fish, krill, dandelions-buritos and cuttlebones.
When was the last time your turtle ate? this morning
Have you read the Basic Care section? yes
Have you searched the forums for similar situations? yes, but i didn't find anything
sleeping in her basking area.
I have my turtle 2 months. When I took her, she had white slime between her claws, brown crust and the rest of the leg was black...She has a black mark in her neck too. Her claws fell off 1-2 days after I got her. The white slime was gone in about 1 week later, I was changing the water everyday. The brown crust fell off with some claws...Then I dry dock her for 2 weeks, and wash her gently with some betadine.
I also brushed betadine in her shell... she has a discolored dot on the shell (rot shell? I dont know...). This dot is getting darker when is completly dry, you can see it in the photo.
After dry docking her, one claw grew... but broke after a while... and the black back feet persists!!
She is energetic... with a lot of apetite!!
What I should I do about her black feet?