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My bf just got me 2 of the small turtles and one of them had a small white spot on its back and now2007-11-24 2:01:36

one has it also. I was just wondering If Anyone knew what this could possibly be..

Anything anyone knows would help Alot.

thanx

Answers:

Are you talking about Red Eared Sliders which are aquatic turtles? Keep in mind that Sliders require 25 gallons of water per animal and are basically carnivorous the first couple of years and eat live prey such as crickets, goldfish, worms, frogs, snails etc. The white spots you are describing are a fungus that gets on the turtles shell you can buy a sulfa tablet at the pet store, that is usually shaped like a turtle. Just drop it in the water and it will dissolve and put the medicine in the water. They can also get this from a calcium deficiency and or dirty water. Their water should be changed every few days which gets to be a chore especially with two turtles which means you would have at least a 50 gallon aquarium. I have raised turtles for many years, One of my females, Baby, I got a few days after she hatched in 1989. She is huge about 14 inches long.

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lol you are a crazy freak, they're fine, there just spots!

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mabye that was put thier to tell the diference at the store ot its just there

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it's just their spine there fine

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Your question is very general and I would need a picture to verify the "spot". Generally, a white spot is an air pocket trapped underneath a scute (out covering of shell which falls off as it grows). Often air gets under the scute before it sheds, so it may look like a white spot.