My pet turtle is sick! His coloring is very dark and he has white spots on his skin.... what can I do?!?

Question

I also have three others that I bought from the same place on the same day and they live in the same aquarium, everything identical. They are doing wonderfully! I just got them about 1 week ago.

It's a baby zenigame turtle. I don't know exactly how old, but i bought them from the pet store about a week ago. His shell is fine and the white spots are in his skin. He won't eat, poop, swim, or anything. Everytime I come home I think he is dead. All the other turtles are doing great. I took him out of the aquarium and put him in a warm box lastnight, but it seemed to make him worse. I don't know. PLEASE help! What could it be?

Answer 1

Could be a fungus.
If all you see are a few well-defined white spots, you can first
try the "drying out" approach. Keep your turtle out of the water
overnight in a warm (85F) box for at least a week. If this helps,
continue until improvement shows. Then make sure he basks a lot.
Make sure he is exposed to natural sunlight for 1/2 hour a day.


* If there is no improvement, see a veterinarian.

Answer 2

This is either a fairly serious case of shell rot, or absolutely nothing to worry about.

Some turtles are just plain dark- but of the darkness is more of a blotch, if it feels different than the rest of the shell, if it has an odor or a discharge, if you toch it and it seems to move around inside the shell... it is a sign of an infection.

Many turtles develop small white air bubbles in their shells. If the spots are small with no discoloration, discharge, or smell around them, it is probably OK.

Overall, is the turtle still eating, pooping, swimming, basking, etc. OK? If so, it is probably OK.

By the way- it would be very helpful to know the size or age, and the species of turtles for a more precise diagnosis.

Answer 3

Check their habitat, (aquarium), check the ph of the water.Keep it at 7.5-8.0

Answer 4

take it to a vet.

Answer 5

stomp it