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I have a young PT that has a fur like texture to it's skin. I brushed it with a soft tooth brush and that did nothing. I added a cup and a quarter of salt to 30 gals on water. I also intend to make a strong salt water and paint it on the PT then keep him out of the water for 1 to 2 hours.

Am I on the right tract?

It could be normal shedding. They do shed their skin & that will look like thin almost clear stuff hanging off them in the water.

Fungus is kind of furry though. Mine had a fungal problem once in his life shortly after I first got him & I did basically what you've mentioned. I took his home apart & disinfected everything, changed the carbon in the filter too. Then I soaked him for half an hour a day in salty water, rinsed him, then made him sit dry for about an hour. It cleared right up before a week was over.

My thoughts at the time were if it doesn't clear up in a week we're seeing the vet but we never needed to do that. 11 years later it still hasn't happened again.
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PHRatz

Is it clearish, or is it white? If its clear its shedding, if its white its fungus...
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0.1 Red Eared Slider, 1.0 Common Snapper, 1.0 Bearded Dragon and a 55gal Native Fish Tank with a 6in LM Bass, 3 Crawdads and a Pleco.
I use to have a collection of Leopard Geckos that I bred, but have sold them.

No, its normal shedding. Stop whatever you are doing.
Chris
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0.1 Red Eared Slider, 1.0 Common Snapper, 1.0 Bearded Dragon and a 55gal Native Fish Tank with a 6in LM Bass, 3 Crawdads and a Pleco.
I use to have a collection of Leopard Geckos that I bred, but have sold them.