General Care Discussion :: shedding or shell rot

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Post Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:18 pm   shedding or shell rot

what is this? rot or not ?I know i have seen people ask this many times but i just cant find a claer anwser can i please have some help?
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:25 pm   

It's a little hard to tell without a picture or at least a description...
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:26 pm   

sorry i 4 got coming soon
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:27 pm   

sory here are the pics
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:30 pm   

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s236 ... ure025.jpg
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:30 pm   

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s236 ... ure026.jpg
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s236 ... ure031.jpg
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:44 pm   

Are the affected spots soft? Do they stink? It's a little hard to tell from the pictures, and i'm not the expert on shell rot having never seen it firsthand. Have you read the info on the main site? There's lots of good stuff there.
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:56 pm   

well there not soft the clear and are like little flaps like bubbles kinda
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:09 pm   

Ahh i see. Sounds like normal shedding to me. Keep an eye on it to be sure, but i think your little guy is just fine.
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:11 pm   

ok thanks that really helped out
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:40 pm   

It looks like scutes that will be coming off to me.
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Post Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:49 pm   

it looks like scutes getting ready to peel.
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