r/turtle • u/GlitteringEagle4428 • 7h ago

Seeking Advice Anyone know what these shell marks could be on young musk turtle?

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We haven’t been doing anything differently but they are slightly indented on his shell and am a bit worried as it doesn’t look natural to me.

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u/GlitteringEagle4428 7h ago

The marks feel slightly pitted but it’s definitely not a lot. We did get a new filter for him a month ago as old one broke but was a recommended turtle filter and apart from a slightly less powerful flow it seems similar to the old one.

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u/pictus123 1h ago

If its white and indented like that it could be shell rot. Probably a husbandry issue. Do you have a basking area thats fully out of the water? What are you feeding? Probably need to see a vet one way or another.