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shell fungus?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:14 am
by omersh
Hi!
My turtle has got recently some white spots on his shell and wired stains on his belly. can you help me figure what is it and how can i treat it?
Thanks!

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Re: shell fungus?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:17 pm
by steve
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Re: shell fungus?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 5:09 pm
by omersh
steve wrote:The pictures are not loading for me.


sorry.. I'm trying again..
https://goo.gl/photos/SLUbxrrKaJsXw6tm7

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Re: shell fungus?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 5:10 pm
by omersh
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Re: shell fungus?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:33 pm
by steve
Hard to tell, but does it look whiter when dry? If so, then it's likely fungus.

Re: shell fungus?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 5:15 am
by omersh
Thanks.
so, what is the treatment?

Re: shell fungus?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 5:30 pm
by omersh
By the way,
I've just noticed that he started making bubbles and eating them, as well as it seems like he has a difficulty to sink.

Re: shell fungus?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:22 pm
by steve
What are the water temperatures? Is he eating? What's the rest of the setup like?

Re: shell fungus?

PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:12 am
by omersh
Water temp is 27 c. And always between 25 to 29 c.
He has a big appetite. His diet is basicly 2-3 pellets of ReptaMin and some slice of green (lettuce usualy), from time to time he gets some dried shrimp as well.
He has a nice basking area with Repto GLO 5.0 about 10-15 cm above.

Re: shell fungus?

PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 4:02 pm
by steve
Has he had problems submerging before? Hatchlings aren't always great swimmers.

Re: shell fungus?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 10:31 am
by omersh
never happened before..
meanwhile - the white areas are spreading.

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Re: shell fungus?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 7:36 pm
by steve
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:09 am
by omersh
I'm trying again..
Just in case, this is the URL to the public album on google - https://goo.gl/photos/SLUbxrrKaJsXw6tm7 .

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Re: shell fungus?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:24 am
by steve
Thanks, I'd definitely lean towards fungus. The best treatment is silver sulfadiazine cream (ssd), though there are other creams that may work. SSD requires a prescription but can be found over the counter.