Help! Something wrong with my sulcata!

[smorales]

My sulcata has a white dot in his left eye.. He was kinda sick about a week ago but I gave him flukers liquid vitamins and he got a lot better in a few days. He does eat and move a little slower than before though. I just noticed the white dot today.he doesn't open that eye as wide as the other one either. What is it?

 

[wellington]

Can't see what you are talking about, can you try to get a pic of his eye and the white spot.

 

[wellington]

Also, that pellet substrate is the worst you could use. Please change it out for coconut coir and get the humidity upto 80% with temps no lower then 80 day and night. Please read Toms threads below in my post for proper raising and housing your sulcata.

 

[smorales]

this is best pic I can get he keeps moving. He also seems to keep itching that eye

 

[smorales]

I'll change it ASAP

 

[Yvonne G]

Are you using a coil-shaped compact fluorescent bulb? If so, turn it off immediately. Those bulbs cause a painful condition similar to snow-blindness.

Buy some eye wash from the pet store:

 

[smorales]

I got this for my water turtle, would this be ok to use on my tortoise?

 

[smorales]

his eye has gotten worse

 

[Abdulla6169]

Ouch! for your finger and tortoise! I would listen to their advice. Just try to fix her living conditions, if nothing becomes better then I would probably go to the vet...

 

[Yvonne G]

You didn't answer me about the light.

No, Turtle Eye Clear isn't a suitable product for your tortoise's eyes

 

[Abdulla6169]

Here are some links if you can't find the eye wash where you are at:
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040ZS8R8/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QWZHOC/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
Hope your tort gets well soon

 

[smorales]

Sorry but no I'm not I don't even have a fluorescent bulb for him. I just have a heat lamp and heating pad. He gets an hr of sun everyday

 

[Abdulla6169]

Is your light UVA/UVB? It's really important to their health… or is it one of those heat only bulbs?

 

[smorales]

It's a heat bulb only. It's one of the new energy saving ones that
last a really long time

 

[smorales]

I got the gel. Do I need both or is the gel ok?

 

[Maggie Cummings]

He needs UVB light to process his food. You are keeping him too dry as he needs about 80% humidity. No spiral bulbs of any sort. Can he stay outside for 3 or 4 hours a day, with access to shade? That will help. Open his eyelids and give him a squirt, Yvonne will follow thru and tell you what else to do. I would soak him daily in strained carrots for about 20 minutes. You need a better substrate, one that you can keep damp. Rabbit pellets used to be popular for a substrate but then we discovered they were hard to walk on and caused a condition called 'splay leg', plus you can't keep them moist and humidity is so very important for your baby. You can use coir bought at a pet store or top soil that doesn't have any additives in it. I use orchid bark. Don't use sand as that mixes with the food and causes impaction. Hang in with us and you'll get all kinds of advice to help your baby...

 

[tmh]

Could be an ulcer. Opthalmic ointment w/o cortisones in it.

 

[smorales]

Yes he can. Like baby food carrots? I already changed it out for the brick soil that expands with water from Petco.

 

[smorales]

Thanks for all the help guys!

 

[Abdulla6169]

Post updates, OK? Thanks