The Puffer Forum

Ok, I will calm down. Thanks for the reassurance everyone. I'm sure my puff will appreciate not being quarantined and dosed again.

I have never had a porky before only GSPs so maybe this is what broke spines look like and you guys are right. I hope so. but I don't see how they can be spines even broken ones. They are limp like noodles, they are completely white, they do not straiten when he puffs, they are irregularly shaped, a...

No, I have not tried to physically remove them. One, because of the difficulty of getting the puffer to stay still while I attempt it, and two, I am afraid that since these worms appear to be attached to the internals of my puffer, that trying to simply pull one out may do more damage then good.

but they haven't shed and they are white and too misformed to be spines. They pop out at spots that don't fit the pattern of the rest of his spines and they haven't fallen off in over a month. Some of them have even gotten longer. I know it's not clear in the picture but in life they are obviously f...

Hello Everyone. I recently adopted a small porcupine puffer (about 4 inches). His skin was literally rotting off him when I got him and he was covered in white fuzz. Anyways, treated him for fungus, ich, and bacteria and he seemed to heal up nice. However, some spots I thought were just damaged spin...