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Gold is on my turtle!! HELP!!

 
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hrslider
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:12 pm    Post subject: Gold is on my turtle!! HELP!! Reply with quote

One of my boy turtles have gold on thier shell?? and I dont know what it is?? Confused Is it cuz thier shedding. If somebody can tell me that'll be very helpful!
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STRAYKINGFISHER
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sometimes air gets trapped under the scute (section of the shell) and it sometimes looks gold or silver, it is nothing to worry about but I would keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't feel soft in that area.
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hrslider
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:27 pm    Post subject: Thank you!! Reply with quote

Ohhh...Okay i got it now! Cool
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