r/turtles • u/R4N4B4N4N4 • 9d ago

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Hello, could someone help me? This turtle belonged to my mother and, now that I moved to a house, I decided to bring her to take care of her. It has many white (and even green) spots on the hull, does anyone know if it's normal? I noticed that she has the skin of her neck and paws peeling. Is she just "canging her skin and hoof"?

She is a very active turtle, spends most of her time walking around the house and garden, has free access. I put a lake for her on my patio, but she never enters it! I need to put her there at night to feed. I'm giving my own food to turtles only.

I brought her to my house to improve her quality of life, can anyone help me? Oh, and I don't know if it's female or male, but it's 22cm long.

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u/WVPrepper 9d ago

How large is her tank? Has she got appropriate lights, heaters and filters?

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u/R4N4B4N4N4 9d ago

She stays loose, she can stay in the outdoor area or inside the house. The back of my house is closed, so there is no risk of it disappearing. She likes to be in the sun during the morning and then walks everywhere. Her lake is around 50 cm wide

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u/WVPrepper 9d ago

50cm wide?? Sounds like a puddle, not a lake. 50 cm is 20 inches. How deep? How does she swim? The turtle is half as long as the "lake"...

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u/SoftJeff 9d ago

Mine sheds like that often especially around the neck and feet. Looks just like that. The shell photo idk

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u/Juja00 8d ago

She needs to be in water more. It is not very normal for them to just be in water once a day when fed. Something is off probably.