Hello. Perusing the forum feels like I have found the most valuable resource imaginable. I’m so grateful to be on here. Right now, I have an extreme situation, and I’ve decided it will be faster to post instead of continuing to search. My yellow foots are wild caught and have been with me 22 years. They came to me with some minor shell problems that were Vet treated with chlorhexidine scrubs and silvadene coating. This summer, outside, this seemed to start up again and by the time I realized the extent of it, they did not respond to treatment. A ‘not reptile vet that treats reptiles’ does not know what this is, but has me doing chlorhexidine scrub and complete silvadene slathering every 48 hours for the past 6 weeks and there is no end in sight. I have other husbandry questions, but at this time I need a diagnosis, and a treatment. My boy is actually losing scutes bit by bit. The shells are hard as rocks, there’s no odor, and nothing I see described here in postings I see looks or sounds like what I am dealing with. I will say my boy’s carapace is rough, ridged, and seemingly impermeable to the silvadene. My girls carapace is smooth and soaks it right up. Neither plastron has the same issues as either carapace-just a few rubbed spots. Thanks in advance for any opinions and advice.
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