General Care Discussion :: Reddish/pinkish marks on bottom of RES shell

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Today when i was cleaning my RES tank i noticed the bottom of his shell was kinda pinkish reddish the part where his head is is normal but after the first set of scutes it gets kinda pinkish and reddish.
What is this?
I will see if i can get a picture of it my camera might be to crappy to get it cause its not a deep dark red or pink its light.

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Its probably just normal. Usually they get redish/pinkish sometimes while they are growing.

[Sir Max]

That happend to me due to the fish food i feed my fish

my turtle eats some of it and its pink and i noticed his toes and scutes are turning pink

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

But my turtle does not eat anything pink
Its really faint i got a picture of it heres the links

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51120416@N ... 1/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51120416@N06/4752192609/

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Yea its just the turtle growing, the scutes will get harder and you wont notice it.

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Oh okay thanks also i see allot of peoples turtles shedding big thick layers of scutes when will my turtle start doing that?

[Melvira_Fox]

It's hard to say when a turtle will start shedding- it just happens when it's ready. If all needs are being met then I'm sure your turt will shed in due time. You seem like you take good care of your turtle so I wouldn't worry about it.

I'm so happy because Sid finally shed ONE of her retained plastron scutes. Now waiting for that took FOREVER- it just takes time really.

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Yeah i feed him good other then him not eating vegetables he eats his pellets and crickets/worms