OK this post is going to be of no help, but here it goes;
I was browsing the site and this dude made a post with a picture of his hybrid turtle. (It has red stripes on it, which the moderator was concerned about...). Anyway, the pictures of the shell are identical to my turtle;
it looks like its "dry" almost....like u just want to moisturize it. He seems perfectly happy and basks like 18 hours a day. If anyone knows what im talking bout lemme know
thanks,