General Care Discussion :: Skins at neck and legs

[boonyam]

Recently one of my terrapins has got some "transparent skins" at its neck and legs, does it some kind of "skins problems" ? if yes, how to resolve it ? and how it happens ?

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[boonyam]

Hi all

i'm new to terrapin world, appreciate someone can help......

[scottpkura]

Skin Shedding. Kinda normal. but if it's excessive water temps may be too high.

Link for you: http://www.redearslider.com/physical_conditions.html

[BullDog]

Can you post a picture? (info one how to post a pic here: http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1811)
Can you see the skin when he's out of the water? If not, it sounds like he's just shedding his skin. That is normal. But as Scott said, if he seems to be shedding skin excessively, it's an indication that the water temperature is too high.

[boonyam]

Hi all

i think my terrapin is just shedding skins, not excessive but on and off, i could see the skin, this way of shedding is it normal ?

The below are the items i used

i) Nutrafin basix - Does it considered good ? i found it stings the water
ii) Sera activ plus w
iii) tension gon - anti chlorine removal, does it ok to use ?

My questions

i) any multivitamin which i can buy, please suggest a good brand

[SpotsMama]

Here's some examples of shedding. It's normal for turtles to shed some skin. They will shed more heavily when temps or warm or when they are fed rich diets. Excessive shedding is an indication of a skin infection or vitamin deficiency.

Light to moderate skin shedding:

http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewt ... %2A#137696

http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15453

Abnormally heavy skin shedding:

http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14653

[boonyam]

The below are the items i used

i) Nutrafin basix - Does it considered good food to RES ? i found it stings the water
ii) Sera activ plus w - good ??
iii) tension gon - anti chlorine removal, does it ok to use ?

My questions

i) any multivitamin which i can buy to make them more healthier, please suggest a good brand

ii) any dried fruit/veg are recommended ?

[jozzep]

The best food in my turtles opinion is "Mazuri" pellets for water turtles...
I buy it online 5lb bags.
Besides that i buy cuddlebone and dried baby shrimp (gammarus) and turtle treats....
That's about all...No water conditioners, multivitamin, or anything like that.
As per the skin, that is totally normal