General Care Discussion :: Air under Scutes?

[Take-One]

Latley I have been noticing Savava has been shedding scutes. A couple of days ago I noticed somethink on the back of her shell that look like a silver sharpie colored on her. That went the day after. Today I noticed that she has it in the front.
I am wondering what this is.

[megcornell]

If she's shedding, it's just air trapped under the scutes. The scutes will fall off on their own, there's no need to help them off.

[imderanged]

I'm starting to notice the silver bubbles under the shutes too...but still none come off!

[marisa]

They don't always come off when you see those air bubbles. If you press on the shell does the bubble seem to move? When they get looser, you'll notice water seeping out from the sides of the scute when you press on it. Just make sure your turtle can bask under good lighting---they'll come off when they're ready.