Help my Fly River Turtle--Is this Shell Rot/Fungal Infections?
- Thread starter AroW
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A fly river turtle is a pretty uncommon spicies!!!!.
Look for what I know those marks in the sell are a caratheristic of the spicies, it is also know as Pitted shell turtle. You should check it out.
Look for what I know those marks in the sell are a caratheristic of the spicies, it is also know as Pitted shell turtle. You should check it out.
Remove the turtle and place it in a separate cleaned area / large container.
Allow the turtle and shell to "dry" or gently pat dry the shell with a clean cloth towel.
With a soft toothbrush, GENTLY wipe the affected areas on the shell (but not the neck!).
Thoroughly apply liberal amounts Betadine (found at most drug stores) to the affected areas on the shell.
Swab the infected neck area with Betadine using Q-tips.
Also using a Q-tip, apply Nolvasan or Neosporin ointment (also found at most drug stores) to the affected areas on the shell. You can also add some to the neck area.
Leave the turtle in this area / container for at least an hour or two before returning to the tank (observe and keep an eye on the turtle while it is in the area / container because it may try to climb out and inadvertently hurt itself or flip over.
Repeat the procedure every day
Good luck.
Allow the turtle and shell to "dry" or gently pat dry the shell with a clean cloth towel.
With a soft toothbrush, GENTLY wipe the affected areas on the shell (but not the neck!).
Thoroughly apply liberal amounts Betadine (found at most drug stores) to the affected areas on the shell.
Swab the infected neck area with Betadine using Q-tips.
Also using a Q-tip, apply Nolvasan or Neosporin ointment (also found at most drug stores) to the affected areas on the shell. You can also add some to the neck area.
Leave the turtle in this area / container for at least an hour or two before returning to the tank (observe and keep an eye on the turtle while it is in the area / container because it may try to climb out and inadvertently hurt itself or flip over.
Repeat the procedure every day
Good luck.
Woa woaemk;2797426; said:
do you think this is a slider or what? Betadine or anything containing iodine IS WAY TO STRONG AND AGRESSIVE TO USE ON A FRT
The only thing that is going to do is to irritate or even seven BURN the turtle´s delicate skin and then the skin infection will become a lesser evil comparing to the damage that "treatement" will do And you sugest leaving the turtle there for 1 or 2 HOURS
And out of the water! That will do some very bad damage all rigthSeriously its pretty obvious to me that you dont know zinch about softshell turtles or fly river turtles or else you wouldnt recomend any of that kind of "advise". Dont make it worse then it already is for pit sakeAs for the poor turtle (and lets prayt it is still betadine free):
That tank is WAY overpopulated, wich is more then enough to foul the water pretty bad and to compromise the turts imune sistem wich lead to the desiase. First step: REMOVE ALL of thouse fish, nothing but trobble will come from them.
Second replace at least 80% of the water, clean the filters and ad stress coat to the water. Check the water temp it should allways be in the high 80´s. In a separate bugget (big enough to keep the turt confortably in wille totaly submerged) your going to treat the turtle with fish antifungal and fish general topic. A 20 minute salt water bath will also help. Also make shure the ph is high in the main tank and if necessary ad some rift ciclid salts. That will do the trick
You'll probably have better luck in future with a soft substrate like fine sand, mud or small 1-2mm rounded gravel. This will help with abrasions that can occur, like what may have happened on his throat. Shrap stone like slate or lavarock should not be used. Instead used soft rounded riverstone or large pebbles.
Fungal infections and Skin rot seem all too common in FRTs. Something less invasive like Methalyne Blue can be added to deter fungus in the event of skin abrasions. Other medications like natural Tea Tree oils like Melaleuca can be used. Use Melafix for Antibacterial infections and Pimafix for Fungal infections.
I'll also comment on the fish stock and suggest that there are many better alternatives to what you are keeping with your FRTs.
Fungal infections and Skin rot seem all too common in FRTs. Something less invasive like Methalyne Blue can be added to deter fungus in the event of skin abrasions. Other medications like natural Tea Tree oils like Melaleuca can be used. Use Melafix for Antibacterial infections and Pimafix for Fungal infections.
I'll also comment on the fish stock and suggest that there are many better alternatives to what you are keeping with your FRTs.
