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05-05-2004, 02:29 AM
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floaters on turtles?!?
OK I have a question. We are getting 2 Redear sliders from a friend for free. She is moving and dont want to take them with her. Without telling me my friend brought the 2 Resear sliders over today. I didnt have the tank set up yet so I have them in a 10 gallon till tomorrow. They are happy and digging in the gravel. I know a 10 gallon is to small (even though these are like 3 and 5 inches long tops) but she was keeping them inher bath tub. (I would have felt bad not taking these poor turtles from her) Knowing these were not properly taken care of I have been watching them. There is a filmy like slime hanging from the arms and legs and neck areas. Is this normal or something I can treat? I am new to turtles so I may be asking alot of questions in the future. Thanks
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05-05-2004, 02:34 AM
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I've never kept turtles, but that kinda stuff can happen to fish. It's happened to mine. I don't rember exactly (it was a while ago) but i think that its either a buildup of algae or waste products from living in dirty water. There was some stuff you could buy at a pet store for about 5 bucks and it worked great. It was called " " coat. I cant rember the first part. But, because they are tutles, i guess you could also run water over them from a faucet and scrub them down with a rag or something.
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05-05-2004, 02:39 AM
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I use some ZOO MED Reptile save goes in hte water and it makes water safe for reptiles. no slime
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05-05-2004, 05:02 PM
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Turtles shed there skin, are you sure its just not skin hanging off there laegs and necks?
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05-05-2004, 05:12 PM
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I suspect that soon after providing the turtles with a suitable environment, clean water and proper husbandry the slime will go away on its own.
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05-05-2004, 05:56 PM
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I've kept turtles for years when i was younger. Outside and inside. I personally think that outside inclosures are the best, make sure that its deep enough for them to hibernate safely. I know that does nothing to do with the slime, but its another option for keeping turtles. So, if you have the time, and space remember that. They make it easy for housing bigger sliders like red ears.
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