General Care Discussion :: my turtle has a rough shell, and chipping off

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:46 pm   my turtle has a rough shell, and chipping off

i suspect she is pyramiding (i dont quite know what pyramiding looks like)
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:53 pm   

Are you sure she's not shedding?
2 - RES
-Slider 5.5" male
-Luckie 5"
1- eastern painted turtle - Anubis 5.25"
1- southern painted turtle - AmunRa 2.5"
1- northern dbt - Tiki 4"
1- concentric northern dbt - Isis 5"
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:35 pm   

Could you post a picture of your turtle's shell?

Please don't attempt to pull off anything that is "chipping" off of your turtle's shell. If your turtle is in fact shedding, which is completely normal, pulling off scutes when they are not ready can cause serious damage to the shell, or in some cases I've heard, expose internal organs.
Phryne - Japanese bobtail, 11 y.o.
Hurricane - RES, approx. 19 y.o., 7.00in. long
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