Hi all
Over the past few days, I have noticed a white cottony pellicule on the skin of my turtle. I have read somewhere that it could be skin shedding but Donatello (my mississippi map turtle) is 7 months old and about 4inches so not sure it is still possible.
The temp of the water is regular as I have a heater set on 29C and I feed him 3 times a day no more than de volume of his head (which he devours in few minutes every time). I feed him pellets and white fresh fish - unfortunately every time I tried vegetables (cucumber and salad), he doesn't eat. My tank has an exo terra UVB light. He also has a block of calcium which he seems to eat daily. He has a dock, although I have never seen him on it (he hangs from it by one paw when he sleeps which is quite funny to see but that's it) - instead, he spends his time between the filter's pipe and the wall...
Here are pictures, it is not easy to see (btw there is only one turtle but you can see his reflection on the tank). Any idea what it could be? I'm afraid it could be a fungus...
Any help would be much appreciated!!!
Over the past few days, I have noticed a white cottony pellicule on the skin of my turtle. I have read somewhere that it could be skin shedding but Donatello (my mississippi map turtle) is 7 months old and about 4inches so not sure it is still possible.
The temp of the water is regular as I have a heater set on 29C and I feed him 3 times a day no more than de volume of his head (which he devours in few minutes every time). I feed him pellets and white fresh fish - unfortunately every time I tried vegetables (cucumber and salad), he doesn't eat. My tank has an exo terra UVB light. He also has a block of calcium which he seems to eat daily. He has a dock, although I have never seen him on it (he hangs from it by one paw when he sleeps which is quite funny to see but that's it) - instead, he spends his time between the filter's pipe and the wall...
Here are pictures, it is not easy to see (btw there is only one turtle but you can see his reflection on the tank). Any idea what it could be? I'm afraid it could be a fungus...
Any help would be much appreciated!!!