T. marm having a bad shed

[cso]

My T. marm has been having a bad shed for a bout 2 days now. It's about 1 year old. It's never had any issues before. Should I just leave it be or help it out somehow?

 

[Otterwoman]

How could you help it? I think the amount of touching involved to help a shed would be harmful to the animal.

 

[cso]

I just wasn't sure if there was anyways to help. I'll just leave it to sort it out?

 

[michael]

How are you keeping it? Why do you think it is having shedding problems? It is probably a husbandry issue. You should figure out what is causing the problem and address it.

 

[cso]

I'm keeping it aquatically with plenty land area but it spends most of it's time in the water. Ammonia and nitrites are 0 ppm and nitrates below 5 ppm.

 

[michael]

It is hard to say what is causing the problem. I know that forcing them to stay aquatic can cause skin problems. To high humidity can cause problems if kept on land. If the problem persists I would treat with Furan 2.