noblequintin
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Foot burn?
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ZenHerper
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I would be concerned about an excess of synthetic Vitamin A from eye drops...discontinue those for 2 weeks and see what happens.
Describe your entire set up, including size, temps, filter & cleaning routine, foods and feeding routine.
Photos of set up are helpful.
Describe your entire set up, including size, temps, filter & cleaning routine, foods and feeding routine.
Photos of set up are helpful.
noblequintin
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I should be getting bigger tank next month. One decoration which is in the middle it’s a rock for basking . Filter next to it and heater in the corner
noblequintin
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Feed her once a day after noon of 4 pellets brown. Would talk about 4 to fill her head, cleaning once to twice a month. Change filter every two months 
noblequintin
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Could it be stress on the foot from the antibiotic shots she been getting I’m going to the vet today every three days for shots I’ll ask for her opinion as well but no certain without test they don’t have
DoubleD1996!
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The heater could be the culprit, but I'm not certain
ZenHerper
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These morphs are like little drops of sunlight! lol
If the vet or tech is wrestling with that foot during treatments, then yes...this skin could be damaged. It's very soft and tender on turtles.
If the pellets are fortified with Vitamin A, don't use the drops. Some brands are better quality than others. I prefer Omega Juvenile (tiny) or Cobalt (large) brands, but even the Reptomin Baby pellets are fortified.
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If you are feeding out of the water, wet the pellets thoroughly...water turtles don't have saliva and use water to help propel food down the throat.
What is the vet treating and what is the antibiotic?
Antibiotics will strip the digestive flora...use a replacement paste during and for a month after drug treatment:
www.chewy.com
If the vet or tech is wrestling with that foot during treatments, then yes...this skin could be damaged. It's very soft and tender on turtles.
If the pellets are fortified with Vitamin A, don't use the drops. Some brands are better quality than others. I prefer Omega Juvenile (tiny) or Cobalt (large) brands, but even the Reptomin Baby pellets are fortified.
OMEGA ONE Juvenile Turtle Floating Pellets Food, 3.5-oz jar - Chewy.com
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COBALT AQUATICS Ultra Turtle Sticks Floating Fish Food, 3.8-oz bottle - Chewy.com
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If you are feeding out of the water, wet the pellets thoroughly...water turtles don't have saliva and use water to help propel food down the throat.
What is the vet treating and what is the antibiotic?
Antibiotics will strip the digestive flora...use a replacement paste during and for a month after drug treatment:
PETAG Bene-Bac Plus Bird & Reptile Gel Supplement, 15-g tube, 1 count - Chewy.com
Buy PetAg Bene-Bac Plus Bird & Reptile Gel Supplement, 15-g tube, 1 count at Chewy.com. FREE shipping and the BEST customer service!
noblequintin
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This is very helpful info thank you . I’ll ask the vet I’m pretty sure the shell dryness was from a lack of water cuz all she did was bask when she was sick.These morphs are like little drops of sunlight! lol
If the vet or tech is wrestling with that foot during treatments, then yes...this skin could be damaged. It's very soft and tender on turtles.
If the pellets are fortified with Vitamin A, don't use the drops. Some brands are better quality than others. I prefer Omega Juvenile (tiny) or Cobalt (large) brands, but even the Reptomin Baby pellets are fortified.
OMEGA ONE Juvenile Turtle Floating Pellets Food, 3.5-oz jar - Chewy.com
Buy Omega One Juvenile Turtle Floating Pellets Food, 3.5-oz jar at Chewy.com. FREE shipping and the BEST customer service!
COBALT AQUATICS Ultra Turtle Sticks Floating Fish Food, 3.8-oz bottle - Chewy.com
Buy Cobalt Aquatics Ultra Turtle Sticks Floating Fish Food, 3.8-oz bottle at Chewy.com. FREE shipping and the BEST customer service!
If you are feeding out of the water, wet the pellets thoroughly...water turtles don't have saliva and use water to help propel food down the throat.
What is the vet treating and what is the antibiotic?
Antibiotics will strip the digestive flora...use a replacement paste during and for a month after drug treatment:
PETAG Bene-Bac Plus Bird & Reptile Gel Supplement, 15-g tube, 1 count - Chewy.com
Buy PetAg Bene-Bac Plus Bird & Reptile Gel Supplement, 15-g tube, 1 count at Chewy.com. FREE shipping and the BEST customer service!
And I let the food soak all the way cuz she has a hard time feedjng hard food
noblequintin
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UPDATE! Found out my heater was off for who knows how long she probably moved it and pulled it out my plugs very loose! Could be bacterial now will ask vetThese morphs are like little drops of sunlight! lol
If the vet or tech is wrestling with that foot during treatments, then yes...this skin could be damaged. It's very soft and tender on turtles.
If the pellets are fortified with Vitamin A, don't use the drops. Some brands are better quality than others. I prefer Omega Juvenile (tiny) or Cobalt (large) brands, but even the Reptomin Baby pellets are fortified.
OMEGA ONE Juvenile Turtle Floating Pellets Food, 3.5-oz jar - Chewy.com
Buy Omega One Juvenile Turtle Floating Pellets Food, 3.5-oz jar at Chewy.com. FREE shipping and the BEST customer service!
COBALT AQUATICS Ultra Turtle Sticks Floating Fish Food, 3.8-oz bottle - Chewy.com
Buy Cobalt Aquatics Ultra Turtle Sticks Floating Fish Food, 3.8-oz bottle at Chewy.com. FREE shipping and the BEST customer service!
If you are feeding out of the water, wet the pellets thoroughly...water turtles don't have saliva and use water to help propel food down the throat.
What is the vet treating and what is the antibiotic?
Antibiotics will strip the digestive flora...use a replacement paste during and for a month after drug treatment:
PETAG Bene-Bac Plus Bird & Reptile Gel Supplement, 15-g tube, 1 count - Chewy.com
Buy PetAg Bene-Bac Plus Bird & Reptile Gel Supplement, 15-g tube, 1 count at Chewy.com. FREE shipping and the BEST customer service!
ZenHerper
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Well, there may not necessarily be a bacterial infection, but low water temps will make a small turtle avoid swimming/soaking/sleeping in it. And yes, excessive dryness will cause a lot of problems inside and out.
Dehydration can account for most, if not all, of the symptoms that make people (and vets) think a turtle is suffering from an infection. Antibiotic treatment can make this worse since the kidneys are too dried out to process the drug effectively.
Once the temp comes back up, and s/he starts spending most of the time in the water, start dropping the pellets on the surface. Otherwise soak them thoroughly before feeding (or feed in a pan of warm shallow water).
Does this veterinary office see turtles a lot? (At least weekly?) If not, they may be shooting from the hip with treatments and recommendations.
noblequintin
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She’s been swimming everyday since no symptom of respitory infection and I’d raise the water temp to 80 to make her swim a lil more and then she slowly recovered. She stopped breathing aganolly/mouth breathing , stop sneezing , stopped wheezing / stopped swimming lopsided. So I’m pretty happy with that but worried about the foot now
noblequintin
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They do have pictures from the yurts and torts very cute
ZenHerper
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Yeah, I would ask that they be particularly careful to avoid handling that foot at the vet's office.
But stop the Vitamin A eye drops...an overdose can cause skin to slough off. This is a very wee animal and a fortified pellet should be sufficient.
noblequintin
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Not only top but bottom of foot now red and bottom is starting to bubble at the claws need advice ASAP TAKING TO VET TMRW
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The other day my turtle had a redness in the top of her foot now it’s in the bottom and swollen at the tip please help she’s just getting over a respitory infection with antibiotics 
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She has one and a little tiny tiny red bumps in her other foot
noblequintin
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I did a salt soak and that brownish pet came off and is now all dark red really scared now guys help ASAP
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After salt foot bath
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