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Hello
my relatives went out of town and they dumped their turtle/tortise/terrapin
with me from monday till the end of the week.
i have 2 fish tanks but i know NOTHING about turtle/tortise/terrapins.
i have 2 pics but its not of great quality. please bear with it.
used my QT tank and added a little water, and a rock from my cichlid tank so that the turtle/tortise/terrapin can rest on it after swimming.
the turtle/tortise/terrapin also has what looks like fungus (on a fish) under its chin. Im pretty sure the living conditions were not good. and im pretty pissed.
can any1 hepl with ID and possible disease diagnosis?
thanks
oh yea.. the pics
http://i.imagehost.org/t/0758/Image517.jpg (http://i.imagehost.org/view/0758/Image517)
http://i.imagehost.org/t/0362/Image518.jpg (http://i.imagehost.org/view/0362/Image518)
halfmoonplakat
12-21-2009, 11:56 AM
its a red eared slider, terrapin
pics of the fungus may help
RazzleFish
12-21-2009, 12:28 PM
:iagree:
Vicious_Fish
12-21-2009, 12:37 PM
Yes, that's a red-eared slider. It could have fungus or it could be shedding pieces of it's skin. Yes, turtles do shed their skin just like lizards and snakes but not to the same degree.
im afriad with a camera like that (Cell phone camera) pictures of the fungus will not help.. haha
how to confirm that it is fungus indeed?
can i add pima and melax fix from API into the water that it swims in?
thanks
ayra321
12-22-2009, 12:24 PM
Yes, that's a red-eared slider. It could have fungus or it could be shedding pieces of it's skin. Yes, turtles do shed their skin just like lizards and snakes but not to the same degree.
:iagree:this could help identify: is the "fungus" sorta transparent and floppy?
Vicious_Fish
12-22-2009, 12:41 PM
im afriad with a camera like that (Cell phone camera) pictures of the fungus will not help.. haha
how to confirm that it is fungus indeed?
can i add pima and melax fix from API into the water that it swims in?
thanks
No, that will do nothing for a turtle. If it is indeed fungus you want to let the turtle dry out. It does have the ability to leave the water to bask and dry off completely, right? Lots of cases of turtles getting fungus is because they don't have a basking place or any place to exit the water.
yes i placed a rock from my malawi tank so that it can bask. but everytime i check on it.. its in the water. should i remove all the water?
and the fungus.. looks like ... it looks like when a fish has fungus... haha
halfmoonplakat
12-23-2009, 11:54 AM
do u have basking/heat lamps or reptile heat pads of some sort? a lid? whats the temp? and the water:land area ratio
i dont lamps or anything.. this terrapin will return to its owner (my relative) at the end of this week.. i trying to see if i can cure any possible disease it has and convince the owner to provide a better environment for it to live it.
what does the land and water ratio has to be anyways?
any1 has a very good link/website so i can read up on it?
Vicious_Fish
12-23-2009, 12:51 PM
Here's one of the best RES care sheets on the web. Lots of great info that should answer any questions you or the owner might have.
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/caresheet-red_ear_slider.htm
halfmoonplakat
12-23-2009, 1:25 PM
good luck :)
ayra321
12-23-2009, 2:05 PM
is the "fungus" sorta transparent and floppy?cuz then it might be skin
^
Reframer
12-23-2009, 5:03 PM
Wel, I would lower the water line until you can find a way to make a land area that he can climb on and will stay put.
You can take a lamp with an incadescent bulb and stick it close by to the tank to give him some warmth for now.
i apologise for the very late reply.. as i;ve stated previously... there is a big rock that the terrapin can bask .. and it does... as of today i have returned it to my relative... haha i gave him a bigger tank and some rock/decor for the terrapin... lets hope he'll provide a better enviroment that he used to.. thanks for all of the help ppl. !