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White bumps

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Question
I wanted to know something, I am new to owning a turtle, its I think a red ear slider, and they are babies. Right now they have a somewhat small tank, we have to clean the tank every two to three days, but the water is always the temp its supposed to be. They eat, swim, bask, and everything, but they now have white bumps, one has it on his left front foot, the other has them larger, but somewhat small on her same foot, her shell, and one on her neck. Its only been two days since they came, do you know what it is, what it can cause, do, and if it can be treated? Please and thank you!

Answer
White bumps on the skin are often a fungal infection and can be tricky to treat. Here is a link to a good article on this:

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/medshell.htm

You may also want to review other articles there or at http://www.redearslider.com for good general care issues that might help avoid future outbreaks.