Urgent Care :: My turtle had a bubble on his neck.

[Silencer]

All of a sudden my turtle developed a air-like bubble on the top of his neck, and after about a week the bubble popped, and has had some dead skin hanging off of him for about a month now. Sometimes it almost looks like a wound, its not bleeding, and seems to be healing little by little.
The turtle is usually always active and never seems to be suffering in any way.

I was just wondering if anyone else has ever had this problem, and if it could possibly be a serious problem?

[missibsu]

It's hard to say what it might have been, a picture of the spot might have helped. It sounds as if it could have been an abscess. If that is the case, they are extremely painful for the turtle. If it has already popped you are looking at a possible infection. I would recommend that you have it checked out by a herp vet regardless, for the well-being of your turt. Any open wound runs the risk of infection, even if it isn't bleeding.

[marisa]

Can you post a pic of the area? Is anything draining from the area?

Since you say what remains looks like a wound, keep the water really clean to help prevent infection. A month sounds a little long for it to still be healing like you said, so a herp vet visit would be a good idea. You could get some ointment to help speed the healing.

[viront]

I agree, you should get a herp vet ASAP and if none are available in your area then get something to speed up the healing. Keep the water in the tank warm and clean to prevent possible infection and also, try to help the turtle eat well and have his vitamins to see if that helps. Just as Marisa said, a month seems to be a pretty long time for healing, dont you think?