Red eared slider turtle skin problem?
Jeff asked:
My turtle is about 8 years old, he has been completely healthy up untill a few days ago when i notced he had a red spot on his skin. When i loked closer, he has developed a few of them recently. The spots are mostly red, but there are a few that are brown with red around them. When he is dry(out of the water), the brown spots are like leather compaired to his skin. Does anybody know what could be wrong with him? Oh, and when he is baskng in his light, he frequently rubs his legs or arms up against his shell, like hes trying to itch himself.
My turtle is about 8 years old, he has been completely healthy up untill a few days ago when i notced he had a red spot on his skin. When i loked closer, he has developed a few of them recently. The spots are mostly red, but there are a few that are brown with red around them. When he is dry(out of the water), the brown spots are like leather compaired to his skin. Does anybody know what could be wrong with him? Oh, and when he is baskng in his light, he frequently rubs his legs or arms up against his shell, like hes trying to itch himself.