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Treatment of Fungus in Turtles?

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  • 26-08-2005 11:01pm
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    nesf
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    I've noticed that one of my turtles has a lot of what looks like cotton wool on his skin. I checked my books and apparently this is a fungus infection?

    What's the best treatment? Could I use a higher concentration of aquarium salts to treat the infection? (This is implied on the box but I'm unsure if it'd work for turtles).

    Anyone got any advice for this?


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    tallus
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    prevention heh ..
    No Idea here... but the www is helpful as always :P
    5. Fungal infections can cause skin shedding or mimic the appearance of shedding skin. Place the turtle in a mild saline solution. Salt will kill surface fungus, but deeper infections will need further care. Make sure the turtle spends time completely dry. Application of anti-fungal medications such as Tinactin are often helpful. If a fungal infection does not respond to these home treatments, seek veterinary help.
    found that here : http://www.turtlepuddle.org/health/skin.html
    http://www.fishpondinfo.com/turhealth.htm#shell
    http://www.turtlecare.net/health.htm
    Best of luck mate :-)


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    nesf
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    lol, ok I'm not sure now... :)
    Baby turtles shed quite a bit. It may be mistaken for fungus but it is not. Gently rub the turtle with a soft toothbrush to remove the loose skin if you want to but it is not necessary as it will fall off. Do NOT treat a hatchling or baby for fungus (with a turtle fungal medication) if you think it might just be normal shedding. It can be hard to tell as fungus is very common in adult turtles, usually at the site of a injury.

    My guys are very young and the skin of the one with the "fungus/shedding" is fine, with no damage that I can see. Could it be that this is just shedding rather than fungus? It is on both his back legs and around his neck and some of his front legs. Would this be too much to be considered normal?

    I'm going to pop into town and pick up an anti fungal treatment anyways :)


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    tallus
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    Best of luck with it


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    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Got a fungal treatment in town and more plants for the guys. Will dose the tank and see if there's an improvement.

    They are definitely a lot happier with the new plants. Their behaviour is very different if they are lacking places to hide in.


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