| Nodules or
lipomes (tumor
abcesses) |
Hypovitaminoses (vitamin E), nutritional problems. |
| Agitation, restlessness |
Intestinal bound, constipation, egg retention, intestinal parasites. |
| Lack of appetite, anorexy |
Accompanies almost all fatal states. |
| Blood in the stools |
Intestinal injuries due to a bound; septicemia, amebiasis or other types of intestinal infestations. |
| Breathing with the mouth open |
Colds, pneumonia. |
| Whistling when breathing |
Viral cold inflamation. |
| Carapace decoloration |
Excessive chlorine in the water, nutritional problems, hypovitaminosis (vitamin A). |
| Rachytism, carapace deformations |
Hypovitaminosys (vitamin D3) , hypocalcemia and lack of phosphorus, lack of enough exposure to direct sun or UV rays, nutritional problems, too small aquarium. Pyramiding. |
| Scutes falling (Carapace) |
Hypovitaminosis (vitamin A). If the turtle is also suffering from decolorations or light spots in the body, suspect a mycoses attack. |
| Softening of the carapace |
Rachitysm. |
| Spots on the carapace and the skin |
Hypovitaminosys (vitamin A), infestation of mycetes. |
| Things hanging out from his cloaca |
Prolapsed penis or intestines. |
| Constipation |
Nutritional problems such as too much dry food, intestinal bound, egg retention. |
| Diahrrea |
Nutritional problems (too acid fruits), intestinal parasites. |
| Ear swelling |
Pus abceses caused by otitis, getting cold. |
| Eyes leaking pus or tildraps |
Viral cold inflamation. |
| Exhorbited eyes |
Hypovitaminosys (vitamin A), infectious conjunctivitis. |
| Eyelids totally glued together |
Comming out of hybernation, colds, a foreign object in the eye, lack of nutrients |
| Hemorrages. Generalized but scarce bleeding, red coloring of the skin, extreme lethargy. |
Septicemia. |
| Whitish or yellowish spots inside the
mouth |
Stomatitis, mouth rot (herpes). |
| Filamentous mucous
comming out
of mouth and nose |
Colds, viral cold inflamation. |
| Paralisys (partial or total) |
General trauma, falls, septicemia, auricular abceses. |
| Excessive shedding of the skin |
Too much clorine in the water. |
Swimming backwards after rubbing head on the shell or getting head constantly inside the shell |
Frontal discomfort. |
| Swimming lopsided |
Pneumonia |
| Troath swelling |
Stomatitis, herpes. |
| Vomiting |
She ate too fast, allergic reaction to a medicine. |
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