Shell rot?
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If the white areas are "chalky" on touch - this is the fungal infection. Treated with cheap athlete's foot antifungal creme (available in general pharmacies and in some convenience stores without a prescription). Apply daily for a week, gently clean with a soft bristle toothbrush.
To prevent this in future - make sure that top substrate layer is dry (but lower layers should be damp to sustain high humidity).
To prevent this in future - make sure that top substrate layer is dry (but lower layers should be damp to sustain high humidity).
Try putting some antifungal cream on it. Like you can buy for athletes foot
Do this daily after you give a soak and wipe away the cream from the day before. Do this until healed.
Do this daily after you give a soak and wipe away the cream from the day before. Do this until healed.
Should be applied until healed. However, if after a week there is no improvement then recommend switching to an antibiotic cream. This is usually for those that aren't obviously fungal.
Littleredfootbigredheart
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Follow above advice, looks potentially fungal.
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That's shell fungus.
It's fairly common in Redfoot. Especially with newer keepers with less than ideal enclosures or in my case, it being the rainy season outdoors.
Get some athletes foot cream. Dab some on those areas once every few days for a week. The fungus will die very quickly. But the areas will take many months to look normal again. There's no need to treat it for more than a week.
The fungus is not dangerous (this mild) and neither is the cream.
I use the cream from the local DOLLAR STORE. It works as well as the $15 stuff. And it's something I think that every Redfoot keeper should have handy.
It's fairly common in Redfoot. Especially with newer keepers with less than ideal enclosures or in my case, it being the rainy season outdoors.
Get some athletes foot cream. Dab some on those areas once every few days for a week. The fungus will die very quickly. But the areas will take many months to look normal again. There's no need to treat it for more than a week.
The fungus is not dangerous (this mild) and neither is the cream.
I use the cream from the local DOLLAR STORE. It works as well as the $15 stuff. And it's something I think that every Redfoot keeper should have handy.
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