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wierd peeling

grimreapar87 Apr 13, 2004 05:39 PM

both of my RES's are peeling..pieces of their skin come off, but its not like theres FLESH under, theres more normal skin underneath. was just wondering if this was normal, or shuld i..i duno, distill the water before i put it in the tank? cuz it comes straight from the faucet when i refill the tank.

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dsgngrl Apr 13, 2004 06:09 PM

It is normal skin shedding. It usually happens when you overfeed your turtle, so cut back on their food. Don't use distilled water, normal water is better for them.
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