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RE: Scute fell off, bone exposed

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Posted by: PHRatz at Sun Jan 14 16:02:30 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHRatz ]  
   

Yes do take him to a vet.
More than likely this is caused by a fungal infection.. probably has nothing to do with his diet.
Fungal infections aka SCUD aka shell rot need to be vet treated.
I babysat a couple of aquatic turtles that had SCUD.. the owner of them waited far too long to seek treatment from a vet.. the little map didn't make it.




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