>>Here is my setup: 150 Gallon tank holding 2 medium Res's, an >>Eastern Red bellie, a juvi eastern painted, and what used to >>be my map.

Mixing species is never a good idea. These turtles have different requirements



>>5 Turtles, all got along great in the past.

Or so you thought



>About 2 months ago my maps tail was accidentally bit halfway >>off by one of the res's during feeding time. The map went nuts >>because the tail look liked it hurt. It was a bloody lump. I >>fixed the tail by soaking the map in Turtle Sulfa Dip for a >>week in its own enclosure. All was fine.

I'm sure it did hurt! Why didn't you take him to a vet? If this had been your dog I'm sure your would have





>Well last week, it looked like the tails wound was reopened, >>and i started to notice little white blotches (kind of like >>lumps of shed skin only it wasn't)on my maps tail (wound) >>hand, and back foot. >

And you left him in that tank with no medical treatment?!?!?!?!





>>Now today, my map was dead. When i picked him up it looked >>like he was rotted to death. His hand was half gone (looked >>rotted), and open blister-like wound on his neck, hands, feet, >>and tail. Then i turned him over and along each line of his >>plastron, it looked like there were lines of blistery fat. >>Also his eyes looks blistered shut.<

Gee, what a surprise. I can't imagine all that happened overnight





>>I have never seen another one of my turtles attack or go after >>him. Do you think he died of cancer, an infection, being >>attacked? I wish i had a picture but i couldn't get one.>

Hmnm... funny that you seemed to know he'd been bitten before. NO! He did not die of cancer! Thank God you don't have pictures posted. I think they would make many people physically ill





>>Any expert advice would be apprecitated. Also, I did a >>complete water change. Will my other turtles catch this?>

Sure they will if they're bitten and don't get proper medical attention.

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