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Hey, all.

Been a while since I posted. I hope everyone is well. I don't know if this counts as urgent but Cecil has a broken nail. I didn't see it happen and I don't know when it happened. Sometime in the past month. I do tank maintenance once a month and today was the day and I found a partial nail in the tank. I checked and it's from her back foot. It's broken about halfway down. I'm guessing she caught it on her platform.

Any treatment advice? This has never happened before.

As a reminder, Cecil is a RES, female, around 35 years old, 7 pounds, in a 90 gallon tank, eats mostly greens at this point with some pellets, and I use a canister filter. She has all appropriate lighting and heating elements.

Thanks in advance!

How big is your turtle? 7 pounds
How long have you had it? over 20 years

What is the water temperature? not sure
Did you use a thermometer? no
Are you using a water heater? yes
How much water is in there? tank is more than halfway full
Are you using a water conditioner? no
Are you using any filtration? yes

What is the basking temperature? not sure
Is there a basking light? yes
Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on? yes
What kind is it or what is it made out of? it is homemade from cutting boards
Is there a UVB light? yes

What have you been trying to feed it? she eats lettuce and pellets
When was the last time your turtle ate? she eats every other day

How big is the tank/pond/enclosure? 90 gallons
Is the tank near a window? yes
Is the tank in a room with a lot of activity? no

Have you read the Basic Care section? yes
Have you searched the forums for similar situations? yes

Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms? no

Did you also ask on the FB page?

She should be fine. As long as it's not bleeding or discolored, there really isn't much to do. It should also grow back.

steve wrote:Did you also ask on the FB page?

She should be fine. As long as it's not bleeding or discolored, there really isn't much to do. It should also grow back.

Yes, that was me. I wasn't sure how active the page was so I posted in both places just to be safe. Thank you so much for the reply. It's not bleeding and it looks fine as far as I can tell. I just got worried because it's never happened before. Thank you!

You're welcome! I would think it might have been caught on something if it were to break in the middle like that.