General Care Discussion

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:19 pm **NEED HELP**

so i adopted a turtle from a friend and it has some serius issues, i have another res that great health iv had that for a long time, but the res i adopted is about 3 years old and only 3.5 inches, hes very active but his shell is deformed, hes hasnt shed in over a year it seems like it just keep building on itself, his shell isnt pyramiding but it has a very weird rippling affect around it, its in a 50 gallon tank with all new lighting, anyone have any idea how i can fix this guy.

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:21 pm

Post some pics so we can see what's wrong

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 3:00 pm

Dirty-D - It sounds like a calcium, basking, uvb, lighting or temp. issue. Put a few good photos on and lets take a look.

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:40 pm

how do i post a picture?

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:20 pm

DIRTYDAN wrote:how do i post a picture?

Go here: http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1811

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:34 pm

hey uploaded a pic let me know if it worked[/img]

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:57 pm

so i asked him what his setup was, he had him in a 40 gallon with a uv light and he just fed him plain food pellets, and he sed he had a good basking area but who knows. he didnt have a water heat source do u think that could be the issue?

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:31 pm

He may have had a basking dock, without a heat source and without UVB. I've never seen a shell so ripply before, but it could very well be caused by a lack of proper lighting and a poor diet.

I don't even know if that will go away over time.

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:46 pm

do you think it could be from the water being to cold, i just want to help this guy.

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:51 pm

wow -

he looks like a prune!

sorry i don't have any good suggestions!

m

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:54 pm

That is a type of pyramiding, and a severe one at that. Poor habitat conditions could also have contributed it, but the lack of a consistent and proper diet is likely the main cause. I wouldn't expect that shell to really improve, perhaps smoothen out a bit.

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:20 pm

so i have his tank set up the best i can get it, now for diet i understand the regular diet but is there anything i should feed him more then usual? i dont think its a calcium problem becouse his shell is very hard i think it might be a growth problem, what ya think any sugestions

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:45 pm

D-dan - The condition of your turtle is a new one on me. My guess is husbandry that he has been getting. My guess is long periods of not eating and then over feeding. The only help would be for you to strictly stick the the rules of the road with the care.

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