General Care Discussion :: A Worried Turtle Momma!

[bassoongirl1]

im always worring about my little guy im pretty sure that he is growing to fast, but is there anything thing else wrong?

[steve]

What's the discoloration on the plastron (bottom shell/last pic)?

[bassoongirl1]

are you talking about the white lines, or the spots? but i dont know about either...

[marisa]

Some of those old scutes need to shed.

[bassoongirl1]

so he's shedding? I wasnt sure.

[marisa]

From what I can see, your RES is not shedding. But, he needs to shed some of those smaller, older scutes that are on top of the bigger ones. Perhaps they'll eventually come off when the lower layer sheds.

What are you feeding? How often and how much at a feeding?

[steve]

bassoongirl1, I'm referring to the brownish/reddish marks.

[bassoongirl1]

Oh. Im not really sure I think they have been there for a while but I think they have increased. Is that something bad :/

[steve]

I'm not sure but it doesn't look normal. Could you gently wipe the area?

[bassoongirl1]

I cleaned out his tank today and looked at the spots , then seem like they aren't nothing him and nothing came off when I wiped them, but I don't know what they are : /