Look my shell rot video on my old delticola channel. There is only one way to get rid of true bacterial shell rot and that is to carve it all out with a knife. There is a fungus that gets under the scute and that is not a "shell rot" it's a fungus that grow under the scute. Your red eared or pseudonyms top shell discoloration is a fungus under the scute. Sunlight and proper sheding will fix that. It occasionally attacks the carapace but usually attacks the platoon. You must cut the shell rot out. See that delticola channel shell rot video.
Get a heat lamp and get Antibiotic Ointment make a dry place where he can't get wet (a box or tub) and dry his shell Rub the Ointment all over his shell until you can't barely tell the ointment on Then put the heat lamp over the tub it needs to be around 70 degrees and put you're turtle in the box or tub for like 6 hours a day and in like a week you should see that the shell rot is going away Depending on how bad it is it might already be all gone Oh and with the tub make one side cooler just in case I've never had a problem with them overheating but i do make one side cooler That is just what works for ms
I am not sure about anything antifungal related, but I have dry docked my Mississippi map turtle for a period of time in the past. It seemed to be quite a lot of stress on him. I am not completely against dry docking, and I may try it again in the future if I come across a turtle that needs it, but for now this turtle it doing well outside.
That is probably fine if it is a male. Males get to about six inches in a matter of five to six years. Females get to about twelve inches in a matter of a decade. I recommend just weighing it every month. I have no idea of the age of any of my turtles because they are all rescues. I just make sure they are putting on weight or sustaining weight each month. That is what is really important.
You could dry dock it for a while, and putting it in water once a day to feed it. I have only really dealt with two turtles with shell rot, so I do not have a ton of experience. I also am not entirely sure what exactly works best because I tend to try a bunch of things at once.
Very informative video!
Thank you! I like your username!
@@DIYReptiles We post about our turtles too :) DBT, spotted, albino RES. Definitely getting good ideas from you!
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Look my shell rot video on my old delticola channel. There is only one way to get rid of true bacterial shell rot and that is to carve it all out with a knife. There is a fungus that gets under the scute and that is not a "shell rot" it's a fungus that grow under the scute. Your red eared or pseudonyms top shell discoloration is a fungus under the scute. Sunlight and proper sheding will fix that. It occasionally attacks the carapace but usually attacks the platoon. You must cut the shell rot out. See that delticola channel shell rot video.
I guess that makes sense, but I am not going at my turtle with a knife. That just is not something I am interested in doing.
What does shell rot look like this is just giving me anxiety thinking about if squirt might have shell rot. Is it black patches or....
They are usually white patches that are necrotic. Hopefully that helps. Your concern is one I have had myself before.
Get a heat lamp and get Antibiotic Ointment
make a dry place where he can't get wet (a box or tub) and dry his shell
Rub the Ointment all over his shell until you can't barely tell the ointment on
Then put the heat lamp over the tub
it needs to be around 70 degrees and put you're turtle in the box or tub for like 6 hours a day and in like a week you should see that the shell rot is going away
Depending on how bad it is it might already be all gone
Oh and with the tub make one side cooler just in case
I've never had a problem with them overheating but i do make one side cooler
That is just what works for ms
Thank you for the detailed instructions. That is really helpful.
Would it help to use anti fungle and dry dock them for period ?
I am not sure about anything antifungal related, but I have dry docked my Mississippi map turtle for a period of time in the past. It seemed to be quite a lot of stress on him. I am not completely against dry docking, and I may try it again in the future if I come across a turtle that needs it, but for now this turtle it doing well outside.
My false map is around 2.5 inches and he’a around 1.5 years old. And yes he’s a he. Is this growth rate normal?
That is probably fine if it is a male. Males get to about six inches in a matter of five to six years. Females get to about twelve inches in a matter of a decade. I recommend just weighing it every month. I have no idea of the age of any of my turtles because they are all rescues. I just make sure they are putting on weight or sustaining weight each month. That is what is really important.
@@DIYReptiles oh! Thank you so much I appreciate your advice
That's bigger than my map turtle
Pete is pretty large for a male Mississippi map turtle. Males really do not get too much bigger than five inches.
@@DIYReptiles Ok
Nooo I think my turtle has shell rot btw my turtle isn’t basking anymore I’m getting worried but she is very active in the water
You could dry dock it for a while, and putting it in water once a day to feed it. I have only really dealt with two turtles with shell rot, so I do not have a ton of experience. I also am not entirely sure what exactly works best because I tend to try a bunch of things at once.
Wonder if it would be an auto-immune disorder like psoriasis in humans.🤔
I am not sure. I have wondered if he has had continued issues because of a deficiency or something internal, but I really do not know.