DoubleD1996!
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As backstory. I work with a pet shop in New York city who sometimes take in surrenders of turtles not in the best of health
One of those torts happened to be Senua.
Senua came in with severe shell rot on the shell. Was quarantined and treated for a few weeks with a combination of chlorhexidine, soaks, and athletes foot cream as treatment.
It seemed to work, and even some of the experts I talked to agreed. However, the humeral scutes(front scutes) continued to peel. If figured the constant soaks contributed.
I stopped the soaks and finally let senua out to enjoy the summer. Senua has an outdoor enclosure, elevated, with a place to take shelter. I knew avoiding moisture was the key, but we just left the rainy season.
Senua stayed nice and dry in his hide and came out during the nice days. Now we are in extreme heat. Senua still eats, nice and heavy etc, but the front of the plastron continued to peel.
I haven't checked the bottom in a few weeks as things seemed normal, and dealing with being human, but I tomorrow I'm going to contact a few professionals and a vet to seek some guidance. There is some dirt but this seems worst. I may have to put senua back on paper towels in the house for now, and go back to treatment. Not gonna send myself into a panic, just wanted to share.
Wish us luck!
One of those torts happened to be Senua.
Senua came in with severe shell rot on the shell. Was quarantined and treated for a few weeks with a combination of chlorhexidine, soaks, and athletes foot cream as treatment.
It seemed to work, and even some of the experts I talked to agreed. However, the humeral scutes(front scutes) continued to peel. If figured the constant soaks contributed.
I stopped the soaks and finally let senua out to enjoy the summer. Senua has an outdoor enclosure, elevated, with a place to take shelter. I knew avoiding moisture was the key, but we just left the rainy season.
Senua stayed nice and dry in his hide and came out during the nice days. Now we are in extreme heat. Senua still eats, nice and heavy etc, but the front of the plastron continued to peel.
I haven't checked the bottom in a few weeks as things seemed normal, and dealing with being human, but I tomorrow I'm going to contact a few professionals and a vet to seek some guidance. There is some dirt but this seems worst. I may have to put senua back on paper towels in the house for now, and go back to treatment. Not gonna send myself into a panic, just wanted to share.
Wish us luck!