Turtles shed, don't they?
How often are they supposed to?
I haven't notice our Jeremy shedding...
But his shell's kinda.. flakey maybe?
I don't know if it's normal shedding or some kind of disease.
I'll take some pictures and post them in a second.

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My Babies
1 Rough Green Snake [[unknown]] Sprite
3 Cats [[all male]] Yellow Cat, Tobey, Chicko
1 Dachshund [[male]] Buddy
1 Red Eared Slider [[female]] Jeremy
2Bearded Dragon [[i think male/female]] Raptor and Rosalie


My Wishlist
Fire Belly Toads [[males and females]]
Corn Snake [[male or female]]
Poison Dart Frogs [[males and females]]
Emerald Tree Boa [[male or female]]
Some kind of Gecko... not sure yet

Okay I'm uploading the pictures now. I took tons, so it'll take a while to get them up.
Do you think anyone could tell me if Jeremy's a male or female?
I know you can tell with the nails, but I have nothing to go by as we only have one turtle.

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♥lauren♥

My Babies
1 Rough Green Snake [[unknown]] Sprite
3 Cats [[all male]] Yellow Cat, Tobey, Chicko
1 Dachshund [[male]] Buddy
1 Red Eared Slider [[female]] Jeremy
2Bearded Dragon [[i think male/female]] Raptor and Rosalie


My Wishlist
Fire Belly Toads [[males and females]]
Corn Snake [[male or female]]
Poison Dart Frogs [[males and females]]
Emerald Tree Boa [[male or female]]
Some kind of Gecko... not sure yet

I forgot to edit them first.
Hope they're not huge...

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♥lauren♥

My Babies
1 Rough Green Snake [[unknown]] Sprite
3 Cats [[all male]] Yellow Cat, Tobey, Chicko
1 Dachshund [[male]] Buddy
1 Red Eared Slider [[female]] Jeremy
2Bearded Dragon [[i think male/female]] Raptor and Rosalie


My Wishlist
Fire Belly Toads [[males and females]]
Corn Snake [[male or female]]
Poison Dart Frogs [[males and females]]
Emerald Tree Boa [[male or female]]
Some kind of Gecko... not sure yet

It is difficult to tell by the pictures, but to answer your question. Yes, turtles will shed. the scutes will flake and peel which looks like what your RES is doing. I see it being more prominent on the corners which is normal. He looks very healthy otherwise.

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Some of it was on the corners of the scutes [[I'm guessing that's section of shell..]], and I wasn't too worried about that because I figured he was shedding.
But he has three random spots on his back that don't look the same and that's what I was thinking may be shell rot.
But I've never seen shell rot... So I wouldn't know.

Is he a she?
I just saw a picture of a male vs. female with their claws, and it seems Jeremy's a girl. Hah.

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♥lauren♥

My Babies
1 Rough Green Snake [[unknown]] Sprite
3 Cats [[all male]] Yellow Cat, Tobey, Chicko
1 Dachshund [[male]] Buddy
1 Red Eared Slider [[female]] Jeremy
2Bearded Dragon [[i think male/female]] Raptor and Rosalie


My Wishlist
Fire Belly Toads [[males and females]]
Corn Snake [[male or female]]
Poison Dart Frogs [[males and females]]
Emerald Tree Boa [[male or female]]
Some kind of Gecko... not sure yet

Just make sure you don't peel off the shed to help your turtle along. You can damage the under layer of new shell.

Not sure about the shell rot issue though.

Male red ears will have longer front claws then females, it helps to grip them during mating.

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yes i am a she ^_^

~My Babies~

1 Rosy Boa (male) Chaos
1 Snow Corn (male) Blizzard
1 Anertherystic Corn (male) Bullet
1 Senegal Parrot (male) Shadow
2 dogs (male) Spot (RIP) and Bear

I guess we'll just say he's shedding then unless it changes something

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♥lauren♥

My Babies
1 Rough Green Snake [[unknown]] Sprite
3 Cats [[all male]] Yellow Cat, Tobey, Chicko
1 Dachshund [[male]] Buddy
1 Red Eared Slider [[female]] Jeremy
2Bearded Dragon [[i think male/female]] Raptor and Rosalie


My Wishlist
Fire Belly Toads [[males and females]]
Corn Snake [[male or female]]
Poison Dart Frogs [[males and females]]
Emerald Tree Boa [[male or female]]
Some kind of Gecko... not sure yet

I think you want to make sure that there are no soft spots or anything like that. I don't know anything really about shell rot but soft spots I don't think are a good sign.

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http://niksscalesandtails.com/



yes i am a she ^_^

~My Babies~

1 Rosy Boa (male) Chaos
1 Snow Corn (male) Blizzard
1 Anertherystic Corn (male) Bullet
1 Senegal Parrot (male) Shadow
2 dogs (male) Spot (RIP) and Bear

To tell if your turtle is a male/female I researched on my painted turtle and the bottom shell on the male will be concave and the nails much longer than female. The concave shell will let the male be able to ride on back of female and mate. The long nails help him stay on.

Hope this helps,
Danni

My turtles shed almost once a month.