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Posted by: erico at Tue Sep 20 12:27:06 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by erico ] Excessive basking while maintaining a healthy appetite indicates a topical (superficial) condition rather than a systemic condition such as RI. Turtles with open wounds from bite injuries and superfical infections will adaptively spend much time out of water. It is probably related to the condition you describe, although I can't recall much basking with fungal conditions personally. Your pH sounds even lower than I would recommend. Perhaps the temperature is a factor, but can't be sure. Question: do you practice excessive antibacterial procedures, such as regularly sterilizing your set-up? In the absence of a normal benign bacterial flora, fungi can rapidly overgrow (absence of competition). I keep my many turltes in conditions many would consider "dirty", but have not had any fungus in many years. | ||
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