General Care Discussion :: Spots all over shell [Pictures]

[SINI5T3R]

So iv noticed that one of my larger turtles has white spots all over its shell. do you think this is the start of a fungal problem?

They are currently living outside with loads of sun. could the sun be doing this?

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Oh yea that is fungas, no the sun shouldnt be doing that. You sure that they while living outside are getting plenty of sun?

[SINI5T3R]

yeah they have a nice spot to be in the sun and they get at least 10-12 hours of sun a day when ever htey want to bask. they bask daily aswell. whats the best way to get rid of it all. seems to be spreading at a nice pace.

[steve]

Is it spreading to the others yet? The most effective is usually silver sulfadiazine cream, though it has no effect on certain fungi.

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Also make sure you do 100% water change on the water outside to get ride of the bacteria causing the fungas in the water. I also use the Repti Turtle Sulfa Dip By Zoo-med in combination with silver sulfadiazine cream. That seems to work for me and stops it from spreading. Usually the fugus look wont go away till after a shed.

[SINI5T3R]

how much does the sulfa dip and cream cost? do i just get it from a pet store? never had to use it before. and I think one of my baby turtles has one nice sized white spot on the very edge of its shell. the others have nothing tho. i did a 100% water change, cleaned the tank out and everything, filter and all aswell. what causes something like this so fast? I think this turtle came withfungus from someone off craigslist

[steve]

Sulfa dip can be bought in a pet store. The SSD cream costs me $20 for a small container, though you don't need much. If the cream will work on the fungus your turtle has, it does so very quickly.