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Bathing

PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:52 pm
by Menaxe93
So I have a res she's about a month or so old ( going by from when I got her ) but it seems like she needs a bath. There's slim or something on her legs and a little bit on her neck. I don't mean like a mucous type slime like from being sick. But she's really shy and won't let my clean her legs and won't bring her head out so I can get to clean her neck.

Anyone have any tips ?

Re: Bathing

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 1:09 am
by steve
What do you mean? Is there a color to the slime?

Re: Bathing

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:21 am
by Menaxe93
This isn't my turtle I went to Google to see if I can find something similar since she's still sleeping but this seems to look just like what I see on her skin. Just its not as "bad" as it is in this picture.
Could this just be skin shedding? I really don't think its a sign of sickness she's very very active and she bask ( mainly more towards night time ) so I don't think it'd be from her not drying off.

I know I'm here posting often this is like my 4 post bit I just don't want nothing going wrong with her. I love hard haha

Re: Bathing

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:23 am
by Menaxe93
Think its not uploading the picture. Keeps saying the extension txt is not allowed

Re: Bathing

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:25 am
by Menaxe93
Here we go got it

But Yea this is what I see on my turtle or at least what I think it looks like. Just not as bad as you see in this picture

Re: Bathing

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 4:44 pm
by steve
I would do a gently cleaning (be careful as they are very slippery and their claws/feed are pretty strong) and then re-examine the shell. Some of the fuzziness in the photo is from skin shedding. Also, are you saying she is not shedding?

Re: Bathing

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 3:13 pm
by Menaxe93
No I'm saying im hoping that it is skin shedding and not anything else
Its just gonna be hard to cleaner her because she's so small and shy so I know she's not gonna keep her legs and neck out for me to clean her

Re: Bathing

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 3:14 pm
by Menaxe93
And also that isn't a photo of her. I want able to get a photo of her because she's so shy but that is what I see on her

Re: Bathing

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:05 am
by steve
So is this on her skin or not? If its thin, wispy and hard to see out of water then its normal.

Re: Bathing

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 3:36 am
by Menaxe93
Yea that's what i see on her. When's she's out of the water I can't really see it. So just bathe her it's nothing bad?

Re: Bathing

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 12:57 pm
by steve
You don't need to bath her. It's normal unless it's discolored/thick/excessive.

Re: Bathing

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 4:32 pm
by Menaxe93
Ok thanks again man!!
I guess I just worry to much aha

Re: Bathing

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:09 pm
by steve
It's good to be observant and ask questions :)