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    Shelter/cave/hut for small turtle

    When he was super little he had the three stripes on his shell (didn't know much about identifying turtles at the time so it helped me figure him out) and that was most of his coloring but after a while those faded and his face colors got bright. Now the stripes are slowly coming back and I'm...
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    Shelter/cave/hut for small turtle

    Thank you! I haven't taken any of him in a while so these are from earlier this year. He's just a little bigger now. Even though he had always been ok with me handling him I never did it often (only when I fed him). Now though he likes staying in his area to eat so I don't handle him much at all.
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    Shelter/cave/hut for small turtle

    I don't have any nearby ponds that don't have treated grass and lawns around them. I'd thought about grabbing a handful of plants from my neighbor's ponds but all the property around has run-off and then I realized all the others have it as well. Even if the turtles and fish in those ponds are...
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    Shelter/cave/hut for small turtle

    Ok! I do plan on using things like those when he matures a little more. He's still young and so small and never been the biggest fan of any deep water, only now getting used to me very very slowly increasing it over time. Really good to hear these guys will chew or eat random things sometimes...
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    Shelter/cave/hut for small turtle

    I'm not exactly sure what the age of "older" is but I'm guessing he's there because he does enjoy that. He really likes natural things so that's what I've always tried using. Been hard finding the right things to buy online (due to bad reviews and unsafe products) but like I said I will continue...
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    Shelter/cave/hut for small turtle

    I could try, I'm just super careful about everything. I'd use more natural things rather than plastic or ceramic or resin but things with texture he likes to put his mouth on XD He's so small and I don't want him taking big bites or getting stuck anywhere. I have been doing more research into...
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    Shelter/cave/hut for small turtle

    Oh ok. That's cool! I'll be looking into some places. Thank you!
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    Shelter/cave/hut for small turtle

    Thank you so much! Yeah, Amazon isn't really the place for those XD I do have a rock and landscape place nearby so I'll have to give them a visit and see if I can find anything. Do you happen to have any specific products you like or use? Thanks again!
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    Shelter/cave/hut for small turtle

    I have been looking for a while for something my small mud turtle can hide under and have unfortunately not found anything. Anything I have found uses unsafe materials, the paint chips, there's sharp edges, or it only comes in one size that doesn't work. I just need a simple cave or something he...
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    Aquatic turtle skin ripping

    Update: Her diet needs to be changed, the mostly greens is not working for her. If anyone knows what deficiency that means that would be great. She got a light sedation, the hole was closed (kept closing it and it kept ripping her skin but eventually it worked), got a cream that needs to be...
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    Aquatic turtle skin ripping

    Thank you! I brought her in. She is a very calm turtle but I will keep checking and making sure she doesn't move too much. Thought maybe the water would soften it, plus she needed out. I will try and get a photo if I can. Thank you again
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    Aquatic turtle skin ripping

    Yesterday I saw a hole in my Florida red belly cooter's skin, between her back leg and tail. Near that I know she had a scrape from my other one's nails by accident, but it had been healing for a while. I thought it had reopened so I went to clean it and saw a clean hole in her skin that was...
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    Possible pimple on turtle's foot

    She has had the bump on her cheek/ear once before and that just fell off on its own. This looked more like a pimple or infection but like I said this isn't something I've had issues with before so I'm exactly sure what to do. Is there a video or website explaining how to do that right? Thanks
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    Possible pimple on turtle's foot

    Ok, thank you!
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    Possible pimple on turtle's foot

    She doesn't seem to mind that much when I touch it and is still using it. After some of it came out there looked like there was a very small hole in her skin. You can see it better in the second photo
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