What's wrong with her plastron?

[IlyBakeeza♥]

Hello,,
I was wondering if this is okay or not??
and how should I treat this?!
When she gets into water the white thingy disappears but as soon as she gets dry that thing comes back
Sorry for the photo quality as I took it using my phone

 

[lismar79]

Could be scrape marks from rocks which should not be an issue. Hopefully someone will answer here that knows more.

 

[Abdulla6169]

Welcome to TFO
Maybe the rocks she is on have a "chalky pigment" that sticks when she moves on them, maybe these are normal scrape marks as stated above. Can you check if here rocks see to give a whitish color when you scrap them?
Good luck !

 

[IlyBakeeza♥]

Sorry for the late reply,, Thanks for the answers but those marks became really worse even after I've threw all the rocks away and left only few,, here's a photo of her plastron

 

[johnsonnboswell]

I can't tell from the photo. What's her substrate?

 

[Turtlepete]

Shell fungus. Probably something to do with the substrate. Is it moist at all?

Treatment is pretty simple and straightforward. Get a toothbrush, a bottle of Povidone or Betadine iodine, and some athletes foot cream (anything with clotrimazole) at the pharmacy. You can use chlorhexadine as well, but I believe it has to be order from some online vet clinics or whatever.....More expensive as well.
Anyways, dilute iodine 1 parts to 10 parts water. Scrub the plastron with the toothbrush and the iodine dilution. Do this daily for about the first two or three days. Afterwards, dry off the shell and put the clotrimazole cream on. It's best to do this at night, and place them in a clean container back in their habitat, so they don't get everything stuck to their shell, or get the cream in their water or something. Repeat the cream daily for a week to 10 days and see what it looks like by then. Usually goes away very quickly.

 

[Abdulla6169]

Shell fungus. Probably something to do with the substrate. Is it moist at all?

Treatment is pretty simple and straightforward. Get a toothbrush, a bottle of Povidone or Betadine iodine, and some athletes foot cream (anything with clotrimazole) at the pharmacy. You can use chlorhexadine as well, but I believe it has to be order from some online vet clinics or whatever.....More expensive as well.
Anyways, dilute iodine 1 parts to 10 parts water. Scrub the plastron with the toothbrush and the iodine dilution. Do this daily for about the first two or three days. Afterwards, dry off the shell and put the clotrimazole cream on. It's best to do this at night, and place them in a clean container back in their habitat, so they don't get everything stuck to their shell, or get the cream in their water or something. Repeat the cream daily for a week to 10 days and see what it looks like by then. Usually goes away very quickly.

Think she should add some boiling water to the substrate (when the tort isn't there to kill it off)?

 

[tortdad]

Just don't over do it with the iodine. It kills shell rot but also inhibits new growth. So do a couple of iodine treatments then only the cream.

 

[Turtlepete]

Think she should add some boiling water to the substrate (when the tort isn't there to kill it off)?

It's an interesting idea, but I doubt it would work. I honestly don't know. Not really familiar with what kind of fungus in specific causes this. I know substrate can play a big factor, but which substrates leaves a lot to question. I know that an acidic environment prevents shell fungus (using spaghnum moss works great for this reason, with young red foots). People will say that an overly moist habitat causes it, but I've seen it happen relatively dry as well so....Not really sure. You could just replace all the substrate, but I don't really think you will need to.

 

[Abdulla6169]

It's an interesting idea, but I doubt it would work. I honestly don't know. Not really familiar with what kind of fungus in specific causes this. I know substrate can play a big factor, but which substrates leaves a lot to question. I know that an acidic environment prevents shell fungus (using spaghnum moss works great for this reason, with young red foots). People will say that an overly moist habitat causes it, but I've seen it happen relatively dry as well so....Not really sure. You could just replace all the substrate, but I don't really think you will need to.

It doesn't kill fungal spores:
Boiling in water for fifteen minutes will kill most vegetative bacteria and inactivate viruses, but boiling is ineffective against prions and many bacterial and fungal spores (mold is a fungus); therefore boiling is unsuitable for sterilization. However, since boiling does kill most vegetative microbes and viruses, it is useful for reducing viable levels if no better method is available. Boiling is a simple process, and is an option available to most people, requiring only water, enough heat, and a container that can withstand the heat; however, boiling can be hazardous and cumbersome.

 

[IlyBakeeza♥]

Thank you guys!
She has became way better after I made the Betadine Iodine thing
so now after soaking her I get a soft cotton towel and dry her with it so i avoid that white thing