Noticed a white patch on my turtles skin

Posted:
Sun Nov 29, 2015 11:12 am
by Kozakura
It doesn't appear to be shedding. What is it?


Re: Noticed a white patch on my turtles skin

Posted:
Sun Nov 29, 2015 3:56 pm
by steve
Most likely a bite wound in a state of healing. Hard to say from the pic.
Re: Noticed a white patch on my turtles skin

Posted:
Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:21 am
by Kozakura

I couldn't get a better quality picture. Nommy is very shy. I doubt His tankmate Chibi would have bitten him. They are never aggressive towards each other. Could it be his neck rubbing against his shell? He gets startled easily and tends to pull his head in fast when that happens. I'll keep an eye on it and make sure it isn't growing.
Re: Noticed a white patch on my turtles skin

Posted:
Tue Dec 01, 2015 2:18 am
by steve
If the nuchal scute sticks out a lot, then it could cause a problem, but that doesn't look like it's an issue from the picture.