I found these weird sores on both of my turtle's "shoulders" (Not exactly sure if the area could be called shoulders) about three weeks ago, this turtle lives alone and I just don't understand how he got it. I've been a while and it looks the same as the first time I saw it- not healing yet....I've offered him clean water but not sure if I should put anything on it, if I should, what I could put on it. He's still active and has a good appetite....is it normal for a wound to take so long to heal? Please see the attached pictures for the wound.
Setup Info: More than 50 quarts storage box, turtle about the size of an adult's hand, Water height- enough for him to stand up, requires swimming, with a UBV light and floating basking log.
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