Urgent Care :: Is my red ear slider's shell rotten and being eaten away?

[ren00]

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to the forum. But I have an urgent question that I would like to ask all the expert in this forum. I want to ask if my red ear slider's shell is rotten and being eaten away. Below are three pictures that I have taken of my turtles. Can someone or anyone help me with my turtle. Thank you in advance.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/30202758@N07/9404512765/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/30202758@N07/9404513957/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/30202758@N07/9407271584/in/photostream/

[penelope]

First, welcome to the forum.
Is the area soft?
How long have you had your turtle and when did the problem start - has ìt gradually gotten worse or did it just show up all of a sudden?

Also, please try to answer the basic questions ( link below). It will help people to get a feel for what's going on.
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[ren00]

Thank you for welcoming me.

The white area is soft
I had my turtle for about seven years already. I started noticing the problem about two weeks ago on the left side of the shell. The white area has increased a little and now the right side is having the same problem but the area is smaller.
Is this a serious and major problem?

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Yes that is very bad that it is doing that, this will lead to it dying if not treated. You wanna dry dock it immediately and find a vet. I don't think it shell rot either but have I seen turtles where brim just starts to just get eaten away from it having an internal bacteria infection. I think that is what is going on here too either that or you have very bad shell rot but I don't think so. Find a vet immediately, don't let it go.

[steve]

Yes, this is possibly septic. I would take him to a vet ASAP.