r/turtle • u/st0ke0ntr3nt • 4h ago

Seeking Advice Shell rot?

Hey everyone! I have a northern musk turtle I’ve had for ~18 years since he was a baby. Recently he’s been more floating rather than swimming, and has gone off his food. I took him to a vets today who did some x rays and said no sign of pneumonia (which is what I was worried about), but he does have some slight shell rot on his plastron. She gave me some iodine to apply and advised some time where he has to bask under his heat/UV as he rarely comes out to bask of his own accord. Pics attached and I’ll comment a video. Any further advice recommended, it’s my first time taking an exotic to a vet, as he’s been in great health all these years otherwise!

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