General Care Discussion :: How to prevent exesive sheding?

[Wildcoyote]

I think my turtle is sheding his
/her skin too much how to prevent exesive sheding and what is the cause of it?

[jenaero]

Water temp is one of the causes, over feeding can be another.

[marisa]

You're the person from Japan? Lower that water temp (and basking area temp if it's too high).

What are you feeding, how much and how often?

Do you have a good filter? Are you changing the water regularly? (A high ammonia level will also cause shedding.)

[Wildcoyote]

Uhhhh no i am not from Japan:D im from europe.
Im feeding him Reptomin turtle pellets once a day.(as much as goes in the head if it where hollow)And some greenleaf lettuce when i have it,And very rarely i give my turtle dried shrimp as a treat.

I have a Fluval 304,with the old filter i did partial water changes and every month full water change.
(i have my new filter only 6 days now.)

[marisa]

Sorry, I confused you with Wyredhardware (both W's) who is dealing with a heat problem.

If the temps are too high, getting them down would be good.

I looked at some of Bamboo's pictures. Has Bamboo been growing a lot? In some of the later pics, it looks like Bamboo has scutes to shed.

You might cut down a bit on the pellets and try some other foods in the diet, especially leafy green plants or some aquatic plants if you can buy them where you are.

[Wildcoyote]

Yup Bamboo has been growing and some scutes are a little lifted by the edges.
well thanks for all the advice.