Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:28 pm
If you have the chlorohexidine, I'd use it. Betadine can work as well, and I think it's often used because Nolvasan/chlorohexidine is harder to get--either by prescription or by searching on-line (and if you buy on-line make sure you get the kind for cleansing wounds, not the general disinfectant). Betadine used to be the treatment of choice, but more recently Nolvasan (chlorohexidine) as been favored, because unlike Betadine, which can kill healthy tissue along with the rot, chlorohexidine does not.
I'd try the chlorohexidine for a reasonable amount of time, and if you aren't satisfied, find a herp vet you can trust and have your turtle seen again.
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