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Painted turtle trouble?

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Hi,
My painted turtle has had a white substance around his head and legs (close up to the shell) for several weeks now. It kinda looks like loose skin...Is this just him shedding? I have had this turtle since June 09 and I've never seen the white like this. BTW, his shell is about 2 1/2 inches long so he's just a baby yet.

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Shedding is normal, but that isn't shed it's skin fungus.Add 1/4 cup of salt to 5 gallons of water and let him soak/swim in that for awhile.
You can soak him for a few hours and then dry dock him under some heat for a bit.Dont lv. him docked under heat for to long (don't want to over heat him) just let him dry off and warm up a bit...rinse repeat.

I've done this a few times and had it cleared up within a week.Keep an eye on water/basking temps and make sure your water is clean, ammonia, etc. and you'll be good to go.
 
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