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RE: Is Don O.K.?

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Posted by: rattay at Mon Feb 4 16:03:09 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rattay ]  
   

Hi Lyka,



Its hard to tell from the photos but it could be a form of shell fungus or rot. This sometimes shows up as white marks but eventually can turn to a degradation of the shell over time.



This type of infection can occur from dirty substrate. Hard to say this is what it is but if the shell appears to be chipping or flaking, its likely an infection of some sort. You can counter the infection sometimes by applying triple antibiotic to the area that shows the white.



I've rescued many box turtles that had infections who recovered 100% using a simple tube of antibiotic from Walgreens.



If it persists, you may want to see a vet.



The scuting is permanent as mentioned by the previous poster and is fairly common when animals experience a fluctuation in temperatures in the incubation period. Its not harmful.



Best of luck,



Paul

   

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