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How do I tell if the white stuff on my turtle is fungus or shedding skin? Its a whitish film on the feet, tail and head, but not on the shell. I gave him a sulfa dip bath just in case.

Shedding skin os not common on aquatic turtles,. If the white stuff is easily removed, it is probably fungus. Use a fungal preparation, however, not the Sulfa. Best bet is Fungus Cure by Marine Pharmeceuticals (buy at a fish store or large chain pet shop if in the U.S.)in the water and long periods when they are permitted to dry out and are painted with Iodine/povidone SOLUTION (not ointment). Proprietary name for this is Betadine, but you will pay much more if you buy the brand, rather than the generic.