Hi my name is Vanessa and I am new here. A few months ago I got 2 baby RES turtles. I assume they were hatchling since they were barely bigger than a quarter. Just yesterday one of them died and I'm positive that it was from a RI but I am no where near a herp vet and none of the vets in my areas even looked at turtles.
But recently I have notices on my surviving turtle named Raphael (yes i know ninja turtle) that his shell looks odd to me. He acts normal he has always been a very active turtle since I've had him and I do not believe that he will get sick from when Rufus was sick. But from what I have looked up it seems that his shell is starting to pyramid? I just recently this week started feeding him a zoomeds hatchling formula. Before that he was on reptomin food sticks and also as a treat here and there I would give him zoomeds red shrimp only about 1 or 2 every few days. The very first formula that I was given when I bought them was turtle sticks by a brand named Sanyu. I fed him twice a day in the morning when I woke up and about dinner time. Is it possible that he was getting too much protein from the previous types of food?