Urgent Care :: RED EARED SLIDER SHEL is WHITE AND NOT SHEEDING

[Greg133]

Hi i have a 3 or 4 year old red eared slider who has never shed her scutes and has white all over her shell. She is about 4.3 inches long, her tank has a uvb light, a heat light, and a medium size basking spot right under the uvb light. The tank she is in is a zilla 40 gallon tank with a fluval 305 filter in it (we try to clean the water mounthly)
I have had my turtle for about 4 years now and the first 2 years we had her she was in a 10 gallon tank and had no uva or uvb lights (because i did not know how to properly care for a turtle at the time)She eats a mixture of reparshy super foods and romain letus, and has never refused to eat, So far she seems to be healthy but i dont know if she will stay healthy if her shell stays in the same condition.

Thanks

[dumbork14]

Hello. Welcome to the forum. Can you post a picture?

[steve]

Yes, a picture of the shell dry would be very helpful.

[Greg133]

Hello. Welcome to the forum. Can you post a picture?

yes ill try

[Greg133]

Sorry for the bad quality ill try again when shes basking

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[kodiack]

I would venture to say fungus ,is the shell still hard?
Try either ZooMed sulfadip ,or Betadine(from a pharmacy) both will treat shellrot and shell fungus.

[steve]

Yes that looks like fungus. Nearly all mentions of sulfadiazine refers to fungal treatment:

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[Greg133]

Ok thanks do you know what works best to cure it?

[kodiack]

I would do a soft toothbrush scrub with betadine,let soak in for 45 mins then use a sulfadiazine cream or ZooMed sulfadip treatment for about a week then repeat if necessary.
The sulfadiazine cream is by prescription of a vet but the sulfadip can be found at most reptile pet shops,I think Petco has it.

[Greg133]

Ok ill try that this weekend and post a few pics in a week or so

[Greg133]

I would do a soft toothbrush scrub with betadine,let soak in for 45 mins then use a sulfadiazine cream or ZooMed sulfadip treatment for about a week then repeat if necessary.
The sulfadiazine cream is by prescription of a vet but the sulfadip can be found at most reptile pet shops,I think Petco has it.

So should i wait till the turtle is dry before i put on the betadine on? And once im done do it again the next week