General Care Discussion :: Help identifying shell condition

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Post Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:39 am   Re: Help identifying shell condition

When it's white like this, there are usually 3 suspects:
1 - hard water but that does not seem likely from the splotchy pattern
2 - bacterial infection but there would be a lot of pitting. there are a lot of retained scutes, which gives it that appearance but it's likely...
3 - fungus. Grows in random spots or branches out in patterns. It's infectious to other turtles and spreads quickly.
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