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i got this one from a guy i new who dint take care of her i am guessing its a girl through the front nails well the guy who had her must of droped her and like beat her she has a really bad dent in the right top shell of her it like sticks out and in the other side has like white stuff at the end of her shell like it never grow right same with the bottom shell it looks almost she throw right now i think she is shedding bacuse she has a red line down the back of her shell witch was just there today i really need help the guy i got her from was badly b**ched at so i really dont talk to him. i think she is a red or yellow slider from teh yellow ear things on teh side of her head and teh red and black shell thanks i really need help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ryan duggan

Can't really tell you what the is wrong based on your description without any pictures.

If the animal is in that bad a shape I would suggest getting it to a vet. Red lines down a shell can be indicative of a systemic infection and she may need some antibiotics.

there is only one red line down the shell this pic of that turtle is the same is mine. http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=675978,675978

and it is a painted turtle sorry i dint no right off the start
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Ryan duggan

Well that's very different than the sliders you mentioned. The redstripe is a natural coloration on the painted. Regardless everything else I said still applies. You should take your animal to a vet for an evaluation and no one can diagnose anything for here on this forum. Especially with no actual photos of the animal.

Good luck.

Steve