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Get some cleaning medicine at the pet store or take it to the vet to get your turtle cleaned up. Remove the leeches--you can just scrape them off. Dab the wounds with betadine, and then schedule a vet appointment. While you wait for your appointment date to come around, collect a fecal sample from your turtles. You can do this with a turkey baster or similar device, after they defecate in the water. Store the sample in the refrigerator (not the freezer). Take it with you to the vet. The vet will check your turtles for health issues, check the wounds, and then check the fecal samples for internal parasites. He will probably find them. If the turtles have leeches, they probably have internal worms, too. He will treat the turtles with worming medications to get rid of the parasites, and will probably send you home with more doses, and instructions.

Be sure you find a REPUTABLE reptile vet! Don't let a vet give Ivomec (a popular dog and cat wormer) to your turtles, Ivomec is toxic to turtles. Ask questions.

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