General Care Discussion :: Shell Fungus Medicine

[TurtleObsession28]

Hello, this is an extension of my other topic( white outline on shell) ok i bought this medicine called sulfa dip or seomthing, i put my turtles in the mini tanks or w.e and put the stuff in the water like the intructions blah blah blah, so can any1 tell me if this stuff is good/works?

[SpotsMama]

I've never used Turtle Sulfa Dip but it's supposed to be good for some mild conditions. It couldn't hurt for you to try it. If you don't see some significant improvement after a week or so then you should move on to something stronger.

My recollection is that we never did see a photo of your turtle's shell but you found a photo of another turtle's shell that you felt looked like your turtle's, and the other turtle's shell looked pretty bad (meaning there was a lot of fungus showing). Since so many different things can cause shell discoloration, it's still possible that what your turtle has is something different from the one in the photo. However, if your turtle does have the same problem and it's as advanced as it is on the turtle in the photo, then I think you're going to need something stronger to treat that shell.

If a fungus condition is very extensive - meaning it covers a lot of the turtle's shell and has gone beyond the shell's surface - then it is very slow to fix. Topical treatments won't reach the deep layers so you have to treat the surface as best you can and then wait until the damaged surface layers have shed so you can get to the bottom layers. Lots of basking under good UVB light, letting the shell dry out completely at frequent intervals and making sure the diet is good and the water clean are all required to cause the damaged layers of shell to shed and healthy layers to start forming underneath.

[mikee]

Turtle Ob 28 -- IF! Your turtle has a fungus and it is not too far along and IF! You follow the instructions properly, it will help your turtle. There are other things to consider, and that is, proper husbandry. Fungus is due to lack to proper basking light, heat and clean water.