General Care Discussion :: Does My Turtle Look Healthy - please reply!

[bassoongirl1]

im really worrie that he has a soft shell & i realized that his light is not a UVB light :/
SOOOORY! i do not have any pictures of Franklin dry, at the moment
****Taken today ****

^ that is him underwater

^underwater, again, closer up

^shell, wet && sorry for the bad pic

^ belly, wet....


***this is him when i first got him,****

^May 2010 just found him that day, the junk is from outside.

^ about 2 weeks after i got him, dry shell

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Is carapace looks good but i don't know about his plastron looks kinda weird. Maybe someone else can help out

[bassoongirl1]

okay thanks. i was worried about his carapace, but what do you think is wrong with his plastron??

[mikee]

For one thing the photos are not very clear. I think the concern was about the brown coloration of the plastron. A better photo would help. Is that a res? I could not see the red. It looks a little like a cumberland or a mix?

[bassoongirl1]

yeah the photos didnt trun out too well :/
& thats what i thought you were talking about, is that something wrong? if i can recall its been there for a while.
& he does have a red marking on the side of his head. atleast im preety sure its red! haha. ill try to get a better picture of him. i didnt know they were gonna turn out so blurry sorry!

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Yeah i can see the red on his head.
What size of tank do you have him in? It looks like a 20 gallon. Raise up the water level till the point where he cannot climb out on his basking area.

[rsour24]

another thing to note is that in the background of one of ur pics i can see his tank and he needs more water, you have about 2" of water when he could easily manage that tank filled to the top

[marisa]

The carapace looks dirty to me---if you gently wipe it with a soft, moist cloth, does anything come off?

If he can't be taken out on a regular (and supervised) basis for unfiltered sunlight, then he needs a UVB light in addition to the heat source. Without the ability to bask under proper lighting, he will not have a nice shell.