General Care Discussion

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:29 am **Healthy shell?**

I'm not sure if I should be worried or not about this. On both of my RES, between the green sections on their shells, their is brown between the parts. I have seen this on turtles and I am not sure if it is healthy or not. I would take pics, but they are sleeping right now =]

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:12 am

Pictures are always better than written descriptions but this sounds like the brown that normally develops between scutes as a result of the turtle growing. In other words, it doesn't sound like anything to worry about.

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:44 pm

chelonian wrote:Pictures are always better than written descriptions but this sounds like the brown that normally develops between scutes as a result of the turtle growing. In other words, it doesn't sound like anything to worry about.

are they growing too fast? like should I feed them less?

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:50 pm

how much are you feeding them right now

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:27 pm

Pics of the shells dry?

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:49 pm

vic021 wrote:how much are you feeding them right now

alternating between pellets and lettuce
aout 3 pellets each

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:32 am

You didn't mention the size of your turtle. Are the 3 pellets together about the same size as the turtle's head?

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:31 pm

worldpeace wrote:You didn't mention the size of your turtle. Are the 3 pellets together about the same size as the turtle's head?

yes

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