Photo Gallery :: Reptar & Babs

[castillodev]

wanted to test out my new camera

[Jaysea]

very nice

[worldpeace]

Awesome turtles. Did you build that basking area?

[leopard167]

i have a question i see the ridges along your turtles scutes, mine have the same thing but they arent raised, does that mean they are going to shed soon or they need to?

[steve]

They're overdue to shed... retained scutes can sometimes indicate fast growth.

[leopard167]

is it dangerous for that to happen?

[steve]

When my female RES had retained scutes (caused by a fungal infection), she had several layers of retained scutes. Since the scutes were thick and white, I could not see through them like normal scutes in the process of shedding. This obscured the fact that water and debris collected under there for a lengthy amount of time. Anyway, there were several areas where there were infections eating into the seams and scutes. I don't know what it was, but it was a yellowy liquid in some pits, and the seams were soft, very loose in fact. So I carefully removed as many retained scutes as I can, and did the best I could to disinfect (diluted betadine, hibiclens) and dry dock with a MVB. Also had blood test done to check for any residual infection.

She came through like a champ, but has a few pits in the shell which should lessen over time.

[AllTheCandies]

i love the little yellow castle tower

[sflemin2]

Reptar! Awesome turtle name!!!!!