yellow belly turtle

Question
QUESTION: Am i supposed to clean his/her shell with a toothbrush

ANSWER: Scott,          You can use a soft toothbrush. It removes excess algae. Though if you keep your tank clean it shouldn't be necessary.You can also put vita shell on him once or twice a month. Very good for him. Good Luck, Tina

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QUESTION: also, he has 3 very small white spots on his shell. is that something to worry about. thats why i asked the question about the toothbrush cleaning.i clean his 20 gal tank every week,and he has a filter.

ANSWER: Scott,          Does he have a way to get totally out of the water and dry? Do you have UVA light on him.... or at least UVB. It almost sounds like he has a fungus. Get back to me with the answers to these questions... also... are you heating his water with an under the tank pad. .... Talk to you soon. Tina

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QUESTION: he has a uvb light,and the heater is in the tank. i also fed him boiled egg shell for extra  calcium.

Answer
Scott,          Don't feed him in the tank. Get a large dishpan from walmart or something. Ferd him in a different container it will help you keep your tank cleaner. Make sue he has UVA too. So he can dry out his shell when he climbs out to hang out on the dock....Tina let me know