General Care Discussion :: blackish coloration on ears

[mistersampo]

I have an RES that I rescued from poor care. When I got him he had a lot of fungus growing on his shell and his shell was getting soft. I managed to take care of the shell issue, and he seems very healthy, but there is a black discoloration on his ears. The front of his ears are kind of a pale red and as they go back it turns in a gradient to more of a black color. Is this normal? Should I be worried, other than the black spot he seems to be a very healthy turtle.

[threshold]

im abit of a noob...but pics will help

[BullDog]

Pics will definitely help.

RES have different coloured "ears", and the colour can range from a light orange to a very dark olive colour, but a picture will help identify.

[steve]

Both my RES have sort of a greyish spot over their red streaks. As mentioned, a pic will be helpful for comparison.

[mistersampo]

here's some pics

[johnQguy]

Looks OK to me. His hood is covering most of the red spot, though. He may just be dark.

[BullDog]

That looks like just a normal RES ear to me

[blackforces get you]

yeah me too

[marisa]

The ear area looks OK from what I can see.