Shell rot on spiny soft shell <span title="turtle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?">turtle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...</span>

Question

it looks like pattern and its not soft there but its bothering me its black and it looks like small squigly lines.is it shell rot?

Answer 1

Softshelled Turtles are considered hard to care for due to many things- especially adult size and their tendency to get fungus.

However, there is also a pattern of small black squiggles on some species shells.

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com has great photo galleries and care sheets for this species.

Answer 2

Check out the shell and skin disease section on this page to see if that is what your turtle might have.  If any doubt, get it to a reputable reptile vet ASAP.

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/em...