Hello forum. So I brought this Indian roofed turtle home about 5 days ago, it's somewhere close to 4 inches, probably a female and currently has a 40 gallon tank to live in.
She was quite an unexpected welcome for me and while at the store her shell was wet and it was hard to notice the thin flaking patches on it that I can see now. There's no fluid discharge from her body, eyes are clear. But she hasn't been eating since I've brought her. I've tried pellets, shrimp, mango, papaya, even fry of guppy-she thinks of me as a threat everytime I'm near and opens her mouth like she wants to bite me. Only in the morning does she stay in the water for 1-2 hours then she won't go back there until next morning. Sometimes she just floats in the water but she can stay under water for long and doesn't gasp or breath open mouthed.
The day before yesterday I noticed the dark patch on her throat and it's really worrying me.
I've watched on a video that sunlight can help bacterial infections, and I haven't yet got any UV lights. So I put her on the sunlight for 2 hours everyday on my balcony. As far as I can see, she likes the warmth of hot summer sun, hanging out doing nothing but spreading her legs like a flying bird and sometimes wandering around occasionally.
I know something is wrong with her. Is it shell rot? Infection? Why is her shell flaking off? Please help me!
Here are some of her pictures:
She was quite an unexpected welcome for me and while at the store her shell was wet and it was hard to notice the thin flaking patches on it that I can see now. There's no fluid discharge from her body, eyes are clear. But she hasn't been eating since I've brought her. I've tried pellets, shrimp, mango, papaya, even fry of guppy-she thinks of me as a threat everytime I'm near and opens her mouth like she wants to bite me. Only in the morning does she stay in the water for 1-2 hours then she won't go back there until next morning. Sometimes she just floats in the water but she can stay under water for long and doesn't gasp or breath open mouthed.
The day before yesterday I noticed the dark patch on her throat and it's really worrying me.
I've watched on a video that sunlight can help bacterial infections, and I haven't yet got any UV lights. So I put her on the sunlight for 2 hours everyday on my balcony. As far as I can see, she likes the warmth of hot summer sun, hanging out doing nothing but spreading her legs like a flying bird and sometimes wandering around occasionally.
I know something is wrong with her. Is it shell rot? Infection? Why is her shell flaking off? Please help me!
Here are some of her pictures: