Quote Originally Posted by Pyrate81 View Post
Turtles typically breath through their noses so if his nostrils are clogged, you may be seeing him take air in through his mouth. Or he could have soap in his mouth like you said.

If you feel up to it, you can take a tooth brush to his shell. I used to use old tooth brushes to get algae off my turtles' shells.

And I'm pretty sure that is not a snapper.
Okay, I'll take a toothbrush to him after this next thirty minutes is up. I just wanted to get the thickest layer off. At least now he actually looks like a turtle