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help!!!do turtles shed their skin,in addition to their shell plates?my mata's neck is peeling,but the underlying skin is very colorful,but not irritated or inflamed-looking.the skin on it's neck had faded recently,as far as the color goes.i just noticed this today.there are no abrasive surfaces in the enclosure,just bare glass and a little peat moss for water acidity."Jub Jub"'s appetite has never been better,cage has decent filtration,weekly partial water changes,etc.is this just something that i never noticed in my other turtles,or is this cause for concern?any help is much appreciated!
p.s.-the "shedding" area does not seem to be any more sensitive then usual,no head jerking or panic response when i touch the area w/ tweezers or my fingernail.
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1.1 coastal carpets (adidas,serena)
1.0 bearded dragon (trouble)
0.0.1 ally snapper (megalon)
0.0.1 matamata (jub jub)
1.1 eastern box turtles (spanky,lacey)
1.1 penisula cooters (ms piggy,turtle to be named later)
1.0 mutt (rufus)
2.0 kids (cb)
0.1 wife (wc)

Yes, turtles do shed their skin, its a normal proces, especially prominent in juveniles & young, growing turtles.
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My "babies" :
1.0.0 Indo BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
0.0.1 Rainbow skinks (Mabuya multifasciata)
1.0.2 RES (Trachemys scripta elegans)
0.0.3 Amboina box turtles (Cuora amboinensis)
1.0.0 Chinese softshell (Trionyx sinensis)
1.0.0 Asian leaf turtle (Cyclemys dentata)
1.0.0 Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
And still growing...

thanks,that's what i thought it was.
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1.1 coastal carpets (adidas,serena)
1.0 bearded dragon (trouble)
0.0.1 ally snapper (megalon)
0.0.1 matamata (jub jub)
1.1 eastern box turtles (spanky,lacey)
1.1 penisula cooters (ms piggy,turtle to be named later)
1.0 mutt (rufus)
2.0 kids (cb)
0.1 wife (wc)

My painted is doing this right now, he tends to do it every spring.
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PHRatz