General Care Discussion :: my turt has shell fungus

[cameron740]

so my bigest turt repheyel has shell fungus and i was wondeing how i could help ot heal and get rid of it with out a vet visit
what do you think i can do

[steve]

Have you confirmed it's fungus? Is he kept with the other turtles?

[cameron740]

yes ive done a lot of reserch and no hes the biggest one i have the babiea r to small to go in him

[cameron740]

the babies are to small to go in the same tank as him is what i meant sorry

[steve]

Can you post a picture of the fungus?

[cameron740]

i will when he dries off so in a bit

[cameron740]

here steve this should help...is there a way that i can help his shell with out a vet visit

[cameron740]

anyone? plzz?

[ataraxiamb]

I can't see your pics.

[cameron740]

if u have a tablet or smartphone hold on those green square thingies and tap view image
if u have a computer or laptop right click and click open in new tab

[justatwinturbo]

I've tried both, pics still not working

[Jeremiah]

When I got my YBS, its shell looked somewhat similar. However, what seemed to be fungus was shed off within two days--it turns out that it was some stubborn scutes, from a tough shed.
If you're absolutely sure it's fungus, though, you'll probably end up needing to go to a veterinarian, anyway. If there is some reason why you can't see a doctor, I've heard good things about the "Dr. Turtle" Sulfa Dip, or simply adding some aquarium salt (1/4 of a cup) per 5 gallons of habitat water. Hopefully, it will irritate (and hopefully kill) at least some of the fungus.

[steve]

Hard to tell what's going on... try to clean up the shell first.

[cameron740]

i cleaned it yesterday with a soft toothbrush and some betadine

[CactusJohn5]

to me it looks like he needs a good shed or two?