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Gottee guy View Profile |
New rescue RES-with shell rot
campared to my healthy RES-
side to side comparisons- healthy one on right side.
healthy one on bottom-
both are about 3 1/2 years old.it’s kind of weird because they are different sizes. my one that i raised myself is the healthy one. the rescue is the one with shell rot.i rescued it from my sister’s friend that had it in a 10 gallon. now they are in a 70 gallon. any suggestions on how to treat it? |
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| 06/10/08 08:48pm |
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Reptilefreak23 View Profile |
Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1757340 New rescue RES-with shell rot
it is more open to infections and bacterial diseases which will tranfere to your other turtle I would 1 take it to a vet and get Vitamin A water drops HIGH CALCIUM SUP. diet Much access to UVB as possible Also clean cage out all the time and heavy filtration also disolve and mix VitaminD3 Sup. with water. Good Luck with em,! |
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| 06/10/08 09:23pm |
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Gottee guy View Profile |
Message To: Reptilefreak23 In reference to Message Id: 1757374 New rescue RES-with shell rot
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| 06/10/08 09:48pm |
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Gottee guy View Profile |
Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1757406 New rescue RES-with shell rot
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| 06/10/08 09:48pm |
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Gottee guy View Profile |
Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1757409 New rescue RES-with shell rot
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| 06/10/08 09:54pm |
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Reptilefreak23 View Profile |
Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1757413 New rescue RES-with shell rot
You need to disolve it in boiling water (teaspoon) then let it cool down in the fridge or whatever then pour it in the cage...dont forget the chlorine killer I would do this once every 3 days or more. All that other stuff you need and can et it at petcos petsmarts local petstores etc. |
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| 06/10/08 10:44pm |
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Gottee guy View Profile |
Message To: Reptilefreak23 In reference to Message Id: 1757478 New rescue RES-with shell rot
so i just boil a teaspoon of the calcium sup. and cool it down in the fridge and then pour it into the tank. what do i do with the water drops, like do i put it in the turtle’s food or put it in the water? |
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| 06/10/08 11:08pm |
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Reptilefreak23 View Profile |
Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1757507 New rescue RES-with shell rot
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| 06/11/08 12:00am |
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Gottee guy View Profile |
Message To: Reptilefreak23 In reference to Message Id: 1757541 New rescue RES-with shell rot
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| 06/11/08 08:52am |
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Amphibiandude View Profile |
Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1757744 New rescue RES-with shell rot
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| 06/11/08 09:56am |
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TurtleBites View Profile |
Message To: Amphibiandude In reference to Message Id: 1757785 New rescue RES-with shell rot
i swear iv said this before in some of your other post. could this be why your turtles always are sick gotee guy? im not trying to be rude at all so please dont take it that way. didn’t you just post something not long ago about some type of fungus going around to some of your turtles? forgive me if im wrong. i do get people mixed up in this forum. |
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| 06/11/08 02:22pm |
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Caleb0 View Profile |
Message To: TurtleBites In reference to Message Id: 1757963 New rescue RES-with shell rot
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| 06/11/08 04:02pm |
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TurtleBites View Profile |
Message To: Caleb0 In reference to Message Id: 1758034 New rescue RES-with shell rot
hard to tell from pix tho. |
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| 06/11/08 04:06pm |
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Gottee guy View Profile |
Message To: Caleb0 In reference to Message Id: 1758034 New rescue RES-with shell rot
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| 06/11/08 04:08pm |
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TurtleBites View Profile |
Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1758040 New rescue RES-with shell rot
good luck with the turtle. |
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| 06/11/08 04:13pm |
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Gottee guy View Profile |
Message To: TurtleBites In reference to Message Id: 1758046 New rescue RES-with shell rot
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| 06/11/08 06:28pm |
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Caleb0 View Profile |
Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1758153 New rescue RES-with shell rot
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| 06/11/08 09:55pm |
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Turtle addict View Profile |
Message To: Caleb0 In reference to Message Id: 1758346 New rescue RES-with shell rot
Way to tell when it IS shell rot: Rub your finger over the "white" or gray area. If any comes off on it then it is shell rot. If it looks white/gray and fuzzy it is shell rot. If it has a "dead animal" smell it’s shell rot. What to do with shell rot: Soak the turtle in a weak iced tea color mix of iodine and water for 20 minutes. You need the turtle in a warm area and the mix should just cover the entire shell. Do this daily for a week. At night put the turtle in a dark safe place and let it dry out. Shell rot is a fungus and grows in dirty water..letting the turtle dry out all the way will kill the fungus. Keep the turtle in an isolation plastic container...any plastic bin will work, with minimal junk in it. No filter needed. Basking area and that’s about it. Once the turtle is removed for the night, throughly clean the entire thing with iodine and water. Rinse it well. And let it dry out over night also. See a vet. In severe cases the turtle would need shots of antibiotic. They can survive this bad a case but you’ll still be doing the soaking and cleaning thing as well as giving them shots that can kill their liver every other day. And trust me it’s work but it keeps them alive. |
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| 06/15/08 11:40pm |
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Gottee guy View Profile |
Message To: Turtle addict In reference to Message Id: 1762311 New rescue RES-with shell rot
it was caused by having no basking spot, hardly any uvb, non-varied diet,no land area,and not the right temps. thanks for the info about shell rot everyone.i might/probably will use it someday. |
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| 06/16/08 08:39am |
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PcBuilder14 View Profile |
Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1762498
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| 06/16/08 05:25pm |
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