General Care Discussion :: History of Curing a Turtle's Shell

[novroz]

Wow!! I need to learn from you. I am still struggling with Kroten's fungus
I couldn't find Nolvasan soaks, Silver Sulfadiazine salve in my country I have tried silver sulfadiazine once and it didn't work well.

[steve]

Nolvasan is a brand name for a chlorhexidine solution made for animals. A brand for us humans is Hibiclens but I wouldn't do soaks. More like scrubs and rinses.

[novroz]

Thank you Steve. I will try to ask around for that one. Kroten's fungus is under the shell

[steve]

Do you have a picture of it?

[novroz]

Can you see it? those white spots are under her scutes

[novroz]

She is a bit better now after using this product


Here's her recent photo


But she doesn't shed as good as Kame.

[steve]

The Vita Shell is not really recommended. It just makes its look shinier but the shell really needs to "breath". I would keep it's use to a bare minimum

[novroz]

I only use it once or twice a week.

Is that okay?

[steve]

I'd probably use it even less or clean it off soon after applying it.

[novroz]

why is that?

[steve]

It's a bit greasy, so I wouldn't want it in the water. A few years ago, there was speculation that it made hard for the to breath and potentially causing shell deformities. Very limited use is probably OK, but these sort of things are usually not necessary.

[novroz]

I see. Thank you Steve, I'll keep that in mind

[dagenturt]

I know this thread is old, but I'm having shell issues with Shel (my rescue, I got him Oct. 23rd of this year; also my first turtle) I have a "turtle topper" a 40g tank, a heater, a sponge filter (for now), a UVB bulb and a basking bulb. I've been dry docking him for a afew hours a day, but I'm not sure if that's all I should do. I think he just has retained scutes, but I don't know. His living conditions consisted of a 5.5 gallon tank and no dock or basking lights for months, before that I do not know what his conditions were. Here are some pictures.


Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[steve]

Looks more like getting ready to shed than anything else. Why are you dry docking him?

[dagenturt]

I was told to by a few people on a "turtle group" on facebook. So far, a few of the scutes have started to peel up. Should I not worry about dry docking him anymore?