My Terrapin is ashy

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  • brooks_clements
    September 21, 2006 at 9:33 pm #24081

    I have a Texas Diamondback Terrapin named Hatfield who is about 6 weeks old. He is under uvb and a heat lamp 10 hours a day with a Southern Painted Turtle and an Eastern Painted Turtle both infants all in a 20 gal tank. All are eating reptomin 2x daily well. I noticed that Hatfield started flaking turtle skin off his left jaw/ mandible yesterday. Today he’s flaking from ear to ear. Can someone adivse on any environmental adjustment to help or do TDBT just get ashy like african american people do.

    Rasa Massey
    September 22, 2006 at 4:16 pm #24082

    Brooks: 1. check salidity level 2. water temperature (80-85 F) 3. go to the call the exotic vet if all else failsbrooks_clements

    Stephen Chew
    September 22, 2006 at 7:30 pm #24083

    Hi, From what I can gather, Hatfield is simply shedding. I guess I’m not familiar with what you’re referring to as “ashy” in reference to African Americans. And as a moderator, I must caution that we refrain from any comments of a questionable/sensitive nature. Thanks. Stephen Chew Moderator — In diamondbackterrapins@yahoogroups.com, “brooks_clements”

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