Pet Turtle Care : Turtle Disease Symptoms
21 March 2010
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Vitamin deficiencies cause many common turtle diseases. Identify symptoms of turtle diseases by looking at their shell with these tips from the owner of a reptile store in this free pet care video. Expert: Tim Cole Bio: Tim Cole has kept reptiles for more than 40 years. He has professional experience working with zoos and scientific field studies. Cole is the owner of Austin Reptile Service. Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA
The “pimple” is probably gone now, but that “Pimple” is an egg tooth, used to break from their egg shells, common for young ones.
ye my turtle (yellow belly slider) has blown up up like a ballon at the front and rear (not legs or tail) and he wants to bask all the time ?? dunno whats up with him – i will probally take him to the vets in a day or 2 if he not getting better
hey my water turtle stopped eatig when it layed egss and is losing skin is it stresed out our just poor nutrition i need helpih ya she has white spots allover her to
oops i missed spelled eating and some other things
hi can u plez help my turtle has a soft shell n i dont no what to do he is very small please help me
my turtle has big cheeks, he never had this before, whats wrong with him and what should i do. red ear slider!
my turtle has whight stuff on the back of his legs
and that was after he had a tiny cut on his back leg
what should i do
plz comment back because im worried
if she has white spots on her skin…it might be skin fungus…if on her shell, it may be the starting of….shell rot. losing skin? is that shedding skin?
go see a vet immediatly!!!! dont ask random strangers!
its ok now
the cut is all healed up and the white stuff was just him sheding his skin
i had im looked over by this lady i know and she said he was healthy
just needed a bit more calcium
my baby eastern box turtles’s shell has become soft,do i take it to a vet or just give it more calcium?
my sun turtle’s legs have turned grey, i have never had a turtle before and i dont know what is happening, is he shedding skin? help!
it need UVB light
i have a painted turle a just got it . he doesnt want to poke his head out ant doesnt want to eat i need help im scared he might die help pleae
how do you give ur turtle more calcium?
hey lads, my turtle has green spots on his shell, is this shell rot? thanks, please comment back :O
best thing to do in most situations with vitamin defficiency is to first isolate them in a small terrarium and put a heat lamp on them, it boosts their immune system so they recover faster
i have the correct care and everything for my =red eared slider but he still wont eat and he is a baby i am feeding meal worms and grass hoppers
Supplements!!! Available at the local pet store! Either powder to be sprinkled on the food, liquid to be squirted or ‘gut loaded’ meaning you feed the ‘food’ like the worm the vit, and then they it that. Also if he or she is very deficient they may need to see a vet!!!!
What kind of a turtle do you have??? First identify and then you’ll know what the natural rang of color is! Also natural color won’t come off if you give them a litle bath, just GENTLY, wash them with a mild soap, and rinse, be careful not to tramutize them! Their little hearts are delicate!!!! As for treatment consult a vet!!!
Hi :) Turtles are notorious picky eaters!! i hightly recommend getting a copy of ‘feeding your reptile’ by Liz Palika. They have a wide range of appetites and can be frightenly picky. Also check around with your habitat sometimes, especially at pet stores, people claim to know more than they do! there is also a horrible amount of misinformation even in books, so READ up!! again I recommend books by Liz Palika! Good Luck!!!!
@techdeckaction baby turtles are to small to grasshoppers and meal worms! Try commercia baby turtle pellets.
hi i have a baby red ear slider turtle i want to know is it bad if they shedding skin ?
hi i have a red ear slider turtle i i want to know that it is bad when they shedding
I have a alligator snapping turtle probably about 3 inches in length. I knew nothing about the ph levels and i have not been checking them. What should the level be?
Also, I am noticing some spots around his mouth that almost look like blisters thought they are hard. Is that due to the ph levels being incorrect?
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