General Care Discussion :: bubbles under shell

[kneenuh]

Now these bubbles only show when she's really really really dry. I noticed them last night when i was snuggling with her in bed (yeah i do that, I'm trying to bond with her whether she likes it or not!)




sorry I don't know how to add arrows on a mac....it's sort of beyond that shine from the flash.....

I know it's not shell rot....[/img]

[kneenuh]

sorry and i forgot to add my question......are they healthy? does it just mean that she's shedding?

[industrial_girl_2000]

I like the pattern of the scutes on the shell! Cool.

If the whitish spots don't smell bad or pitting the shell (pitting....aka "making small holes" or "eating thru the layers of shell"), then they are most likely just some hard water stains & the turtle will be shedding eventually.

My turtle has been the queen of hard water stains all her life.....the good thing is that every time she sheds, the shell underneath is perfectly normal & brown.

[kneenuh]

yeah they're not pits or anything....it feels smooth....

But I only found it when she was out of the water for a couple hours. Other then that, when I initially dry her off she looks totally normal.

And thanx for her compliment! I like them too!

[industrial_girl_2000]

That's a good sign that the spots are smooth. More frequent water changes will help prevent the minerals from building up in the water too. It is something I started doing when I got my new bigger tank & python cleaning tube. The python makes water changes for a large tank very easy since you don't have to haul buckets. Do you have one of these?

[kneenuh]

no, but have my tank by a window, I know, big NO NO......so I syphon the water out the window, and I throw the hose in to fill it up again.

One day I'll be high tech.....all this stuff is expensive to buy at one time.

[industrial_girl_2000]

no, but have my tank by a window, I know, big NO NO......so I syphon the water out the window, and I throw the hose in to fill it up again.

When I lived at my old house, I used to do the exact same thing for the same reason!

Pythons are great for when you don't have access to a window/hose.