Is it possible for a semi aquatic turtle to bruise its beak? My yellow bellied slider has a reddish spot on the bottom part of its beak. I saw the same thing on one of my painted turtles, but I thought that it was just one of its markings.
Is it a type of infection or fungus? It doesn't seem to bother them when I touch the spots.
I'm going to keep an eye on it, but is there anything that I should do?

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<3 Tessa

0.0.2 painted turtles (Mo and Squirt)
1.0.0 yellow bellied slider (Jebidiah)
0.1.0 Amelanistic corn snake (Rose)
1.0.0 Hog Island/Colombian Boa (Kah)
0.2.0 Colombian Boa (Jasmine) and her baby(no name yet)
1.0.0 Suriname Boa (Kayne)
0.2.0 Cats (Lilly and Reese)

Upon further inspection, all three of my turtles have this spot on their beaks.

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<3 Tessa

0.0.2 painted turtles (Mo and Squirt)
1.0.0 yellow bellied slider (Jebidiah)
0.1.0 Amelanistic corn snake (Rose)
1.0.0 Hog Island/Colombian Boa (Kah)
0.2.0 Colombian Boa (Jasmine) and her baby(no name yet)
1.0.0 Suriname Boa (Kayne)
0.2.0 Cats (Lilly and Reese)

Ok, not sure if anyone saw this post, I couldn't find it in the new posts section. So heres a bump to get it back out there.

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<3 Tessa

0.0.2 painted turtles (Mo and Squirt)
1.0.0 yellow bellied slider (Jebidiah)
0.1.0 Amelanistic corn snake (Rose)
1.0.0 Hog Island/Colombian Boa (Kah)
0.2.0 Colombian Boa (Jasmine) and her baby(no name yet)
1.0.0 Suriname Boa (Kayne)
0.2.0 Cats (Lilly and Reese)

Tessa, it is just likely that no one has an answer for you. Its very difficult to try to diagnose something based on a description. Thats why vets don't diagnose over the phone unless it's some common affliction that is readily distinguishable.
Maybe if you posted a picture of the spot?
If you think that its something out of the ordinary that hasn't been there before, a vet visit is your best course.

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

Yup, I know there aren't many turtle keepers here, and diagnosing something we are unsure of is very ill-advised. Start with a photo, but really a vet visit is your best bet.

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Do what's best for the animal, not what's best for you.

I wasn't meaning to be mean or anything, if that's how you took it. I thought that the site had messed up, and my post wasn't seen. I'm sorry.

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<3 Tessa

0.0.2 painted turtles (Mo and Squirt)
1.0.0 yellow bellied slider (Jebidiah)
0.1.0 Amelanistic corn snake (Rose)
1.0.0 Hog Island/Colombian Boa (Kah)
0.2.0 Colombian Boa (Jasmine) and her baby(no name yet)
1.0.0 Suriname Boa (Kayne)
0.2.0 Cats (Lilly and Reese)

I don't think anyone thought that. No worries Tessa
But like the others I can't help either, I have no idea what that's about. When in doubt go to the vet.
Good luck

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Just because you have an animal that isnt dead doesnt mean you know how to take care of it

No worries! I didn't percieve it that way at all.
You are worried and maybe a tad frustrated by the lack of response is all.

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

All I can say is either watch it and see what happens, or take them to a vet. A red spot on the beak doesn't sound like anything I'm familiar with, nor could I find anything online. If you ever do manage to get pics though, I would love to see them so I can get a better idea of what it is exactly.

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