General Care Discussion

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:31 pm **Black spots.....**

2 of them on his shell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what does this mean?

someone post some pictures of a turtle with black spots on their shell!

-he acts fine and eats well...

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:46 pm

It could just be a bit of algae, if you look closely are they actually very very dark green? Other than that I have no idea! Can you post a pic?

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:00 pm

Pics would help. It's very hard to say without seeing it whether there's a problem with a turtle's shell or not - there are just too many possibilities.

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 3:03 pm

Are the black spots soft? How long has he had them?

Posting a pic of the shell dry would be helpful...

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:35 am

Here is a pic of the black spots on my Turtle...... is this shell rot? or what is it??

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:38 am

That looks a LOT like shell rot.

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:21 am

Ya...
That is shell rot

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:42 am

Can you GENTLY feel that area to see if it is soft or has an odor?

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:51 pm

That looks like it could be an injury that's developing into shell rot (your turtle has a pretty shell otherwise). Something looks like it could be starting on the scute opposite the lower one as well. Are the areas soft to the touch at all and do you smell anything if you sniff them? There's info shell rot as well as other shell problems here: www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/medshell.htm

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:32 pm

his spots seem to be hard however it has an odor.....

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:40 pm

Then shell rot is involved. Take a look at that link for treatment. If you do treat it and it doesn't improve, have it seen by a vet (you'd need to see one for some of the products you'd use). Or, you could just take him in for treatment.

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:33 pm

Please get it looked at as soon as possible. An odor is not a good sign at all and since he is still a hatchling, the situation can quickly become worse.

Please make sure he has the appropriate setup (calcium, clean water, basking, UVB, etc) and check this list: www.redearslider.com/startup.html

Links for vets in US: http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=370
Links for vets in CA: http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12

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