Turtle's eye keeps closing. Help!

[AndreaRosie]

Hello y'all! I rescue turtles that have been hit by cars. One of my turtles, One Eye (he lost his eye when I saved him) has been having his good eye swell up. He turns whitish and is shut. It opens during warm water soaks. I live in Louisiana and he is outside turtle. I soak their area in different spots daily. It's already getting to 95 degrees. Why is his eye doing this? Anything I can do? When it just opens it looks like he has teared up. He is also a three toe box turtle.

 

[naturalman91]

what kind of UVB bulb are you using those coil type bulbs are known to cause eye problems

 

[AndreaRosie]

what kind of UVB bulb are you using those coil type bulbs are known to cause eye problems

I don't use one. He is outside. Natural sunlight with mostly shade and a pond and hides.

 

[dmmj]

Can you stop soaking? in box turtles eye problems are usually a vit. a problem. But since this seems to come and go it is prob. not that.

 

[Moozillion]

Hi, Andrea Rosie- I'm in Louisiana too (Covington, to be exact). Seems like there's a bunch of us Louisianians here on the Forum! What part are you from?

 

[AndreaRosie]

Hi, Andrea Rosie- I'm in Louisiana too (Covington, to be exact). Seems like there's a bunch of us Louisianians here on the Forum! What part are you from?

I am from Bossier City the city across the Red from Shreveport.

 

[Yvonne G]

Have you seen the turtle eat? The most common cause of swollen shut eyes with box turtles is because they're not eating and the lack of vitamin A associated with not eating. Try offering him something all on his own instead of just putting down the food at the community feeder. Maybe give him a night crawler dipped in vitamins. He would benefit from the Gerber strained carrot soaks too.

 

[Moozillion]

Cool! I used to live in Shreveport!

I promise not to hijack this thread any further.

 

[AndreaRosie]

Have you seen the turtle eat? The most common cause of swollen shut eyes with box turtles is because they're not eating and the lack of vitamin A associated with not eating. Try offering him something all on his own instead of just putting down the food at the community feeder. Maybe give him a night crawler dipped in vitamins. He would benefit from the Gerber strained carrot soaks too.

I always feed them all on their own along with the community food.

 

[Yvonne G]

But have you actually seen him eating?

 

[AndreaRosie]

But have you actually seen him eating?

Yes