General Care Discussion :: Fungus or shedding?

[Outlander]

So Mr. Pink used to have a fungus problem. I did the whole treatment thingy and his shell was looking great. Today when I was cleaning his tank I started thinking otherwise, and I can't tell if his shell looks funny because it's normal shedding or because he still has a fungus issue. Some photos...







Shedding? Fungus? Both? Sorry if these photos are too big, if they are I'll edit it! (Never posted photos before)

[steve]

There is both but just fungus on the plastron.

[Outlander]

Thanks steve! Back with the sulfa cream again...sigh.....

[Outlander]

Another question: has anyone ever tried using tea tree oil to treat fungus? I know its toxic if ingested, but at the same time they make anti-fungal aquarium drops for fish....

[steve]

Not sure, but you might want to try Acriflavine (directions here: http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/medshell.htm), though I haven't really heard of results from using it... and I did try it myself.

[Outlander]

Noooo, I wouldn't do that. Acriflavin is used to dry out tissue so it scabs over. Have you thought of trying gentamycin? It's similar to polysporin but easier on the skin. I'm a nurse, we use gentamycin on burn patients who are allergic to silver sulfazidine.

[marisa]

I'd follow the directions and try the Acriflavin. The people on turtleforum pretty much know what they're talking about.

[Outlander]

Ah I didn't read that "acriflavine" directions on the other page until now. We use acriflavin on people to dry out and scab non-healing areas. I thought you were applying it directly to the shell. Which doesn't sound good for a turtle.