res prob...mayber

[butwhosetoblame]

okay so i have a res and an eastern painted turtle in a tank...my res has these yellow/orange spots on the top part of the shell...any help/suggestions on what to do

[Jason]

Would help greatly if you could slap up some pics and tank specs, filtration and other water quality controls you have on the tank, lighting and tank size included, age of the turtle would help as well. Yellow, orange , black and red spots are common as the turtles shell goes from bright green to the browns and reds thay get in adulthood, or it could be something serious

[butwhosetoblame]

my res(speedy) is about 3 years and 9 months, it has a 40 gallon filter for a 30 gallon tank(i think)
the spots are random

[butwhosetoblame]

that date isnt the real date it is from about 2 weeks or 1 1/2 ago

[Jason]

Im no vet, but he looks alright. if it does not seem to get worse he may just shed it off when the scale pops. i have 2 adults and one baby. well almost 3 inch's across now so not so much a baby anymore lol, try to gently wipe at the spots and lightly press the area, if its hard as a rock i wouldnt worry yet, but if hes squishy.. thats a problem. but like i said,im no vet and this advice is no sub for a visit to one . just keep an eye on it, and feeding habits along with eye condition. best of luck . hopefully sombody whos seen this result in anythin awfull will peek in. hes already well passed the color phase switch in his shell so my first idea is out .

[beckdg]

i have not yet heard of this problem, so i am not familiar with it. best i could find is:

Turtles: Red-Eared Sliders, red eared sliders, orange coloration

if the problem persists... see a vet and please post your findings for others.