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Shell turning black?
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Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:32 pmby n00bEmpty
I've been really busy lately so I haven't had a chance to keep an eye on my turtle but today when I was looking at him then I noticed that that his shell is having a blackish/dark green color, it also look like his scutes are too small for him right now too. Here's some pictures.
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Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:36 pmby roseK
looks like serious shell retaining.
is he basking enough/getting uva/uvb?
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Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:42 amby n00bEmpty
He's basking under a T-Rex MVB bulb.
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Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:13 amby coreyvht
looks ;ke hes shedding ...did he have his baby clors at first
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Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:59 amby n00bEmpty
He hasn't shed yet, he's only 2.3 inches. The picture on my avatar was him when he was 2 inches.
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Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:19 pmby n00bEmpty
So he's shedding right?
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Sat Apr 17, 2010 6:10 pmby coreyvht
looks like it'
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Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:00 amby n00bEmpty
Alright, just hope he sheds. The shell turned green again and I can see some air bubbles on on the scutes.
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Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:18 pmby steve
It looks like it's from very fast growth. You need to cut down on protein and carefully monitor the diet. Make sure no one else is sneaking treats/extra food.
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Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:42 pmby n00bEmpty
I can believe that somebody is sneaking food to my turtle because my family tends to think I starve them because of all the begging they do. I give them about 3-4 pellets (head size) everyday. But right now, it looks like he's shedding.
I've been feeding him pellets and cuttlebone, he refuses to eat veggies and their monthly fruit. I might reduce the amount to 2-3 pellets.
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Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:58 pmby steve
There is shedding there, but there is also fast growth. If you can't stop your family from sneaking food to your turtle, then sort out the pellets in a pill box and hide the rest. Let them feed him from what you leave them. Maybe leave them a few carrot sticks too
FYI, I would not discourage your family from interacting or learning about your turtles, but they are yours and your responsibility.
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Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:27 amby n00bEmpty
Yeah, it's all fine if my family visits my turtles and play with them because they already know my little brother and let him watch them bask and stuff. I might go with that pill box idea. But yeah, for all my turtles then I'll have to leave 10 pellets everyday and they still might use favoritism and feed a single turtle 5 pellets and the rest 1-2 pellets.
Edit: The pillbox idea is done. Took me like 2 seconds to find an empty one because my family has a lot of problems and have a lot of them. I just found out that I ran out of cuttlebone.
