General Care Discussion :: Pink lines on shell.

[SebastianMillhouse]

The "seams" along the bottom of my turtle's shell has started to turn a light pink color.

I'm not sure if it is new growth from being in a bigger tank or if something is actually wrong.

Also, it's almost been a year since I've had my turtle and she's about 4 1/2 inches long. Should I start feeding it every other day?

[steve]

My RES will sometimes show a little pinkish color on the plastron. You might want to consider adding more variety and less protein (pellets) in the diet at this point.

[scripta_elegans]

My kids get pink tinged sometimes after I feed them shrimp. It usually goes away after a little while.

[SebastianMillhouse]

I give it two dried shrimp (pellet sized) a day.

I'll cut them out and start feeding it lettuce again.

[marisa]

To me the pink looks like the result of growing a little too fast.