u/Nickjonq

I have a baby Eastern Box Turtle (born July 2025).

Its in a mostly aquatic habitat for the moment (shallow water, a rock and some plastic plants). Its doing very well and growing.

For the last few weeks, there is a lot of algae growing on the shell and I was wondering if that could become a problem. I change the water every day (sometimes I skip one but rarely) and I also clean the shell. Should I just let it there? Can it become a problem?

Thanks!

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