I haven't posted on here in months because nothing eventful has happened to my turtle but... I heard Skipper scratching intently at the bottom of her tank (which could be normal) for around 5 minutes, but only in one spot.
I just wanted to check, so I took her out of her tank and palpated her abdomen (it's hard to do but I have developed a strategy- hold the turtle underwater around it's middle and put a finger between it's leg and shell. When it tries to swim, move your finger into the pocket that it keeps it's legs in. Ta-da!)
I felt nothing on her left side, but on her right side I felt two or three slightly squishy balls around the size of my thumbnail. I've palpated her abdomen before and I haven't noticed this.
She has no loss of appetite and no behavioral changes (besides scratching the bottom of her tank). I've never kept turtles before her, so i don't know what to do. Help?