What species is this?Hello everyone,
My tortoise is having problems in it's left eye and its keeping it closed for most of the time, I included pictures, does anyone know what this is or what to do?
I’ve been trying to figure out what species it is , i think it’s a greek tortoise, we’ve had it for almost half a year I think, it doesn’t seem to be eating much so we’ve been trying different greens , it was eating iceberg lettuce but i heard that wasn’t nutritious, we tried rocca and we give it some sweet potato’s occasionally , I live in Jordan and people here don’t have much knowledge about tortoise care , most people i asked say feed it any kind of greens so i really don’t know what to do . Also for the enclosure, we put in a plastic storage container but we don’t have a light currently, there’s a sunny area in my house so we put it there and make sure there’s also an area that’s in the shade and the only time it doesn’t get light is in the night.What species is this?
How long have you had it?
Is it eating? What is its diet?
Please post some photos of your enclosure, including the light and heat elements...
Well, first of all, keep it cleaned off. Then look online for :
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Wash off the eye area and try to flush it out with sterile saline solution (can be bought over the counter at the pharmacy) and dry it well. Then, coming from up over his back so he can't see you coming, drop a bit of gel onto the eye. Do this a few times a day.
He may have gotten poked or had some debris in there.
I live in the middle east and I don’t think I’ll be able to get vetericyn easily, i asked a vet about the tortoise and she said she wants to give it shots but I’m not sure what to think of that, i feel like most vets here don’t know what they’re doing especially to tortoisesWell, first of all, keep it cleaned off. Then look online for :
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Wash off the eye area and try to flush it out with sterile saline solution (can be bought over the counter at the pharmacy) and dry it well. Then, coming from up over his back so he can't see you coming, drop a bit of gel onto the eye. Do this a few times a day.
He may have gotten poked or had some debris in there.
When i soaked it and tried to clean the eye I noticed that it’s third eye is kind of showing but i have no idea what the brown stuff around the eye isHello and welcome.Have you tried soaking him in warm water up to where his top shell starts, and splashing some of the water gently on his face? If you do this several times over a few minutes, it might soften up the area and enable you to see better what the problem is.
Angie
This is the care information you need:I’ve been trying to figure out what species it is , i think it’s a greek tortoise, we’ve had it for almost half a year I think, it doesn’t seem to be eating much so we’ve been trying different greens , it was eating iceberg lettuce but i heard that wasn’t nutritious, we tried rocca and we give it some sweet potato’s occasionally , I live in Jordan and people here don’t have much knowledge about tortoise care , most people i asked say feed it any kind of greens so i really don’t know what to do . Also for the enclosure, we put in a plastic storage container but we don’t have a light currently, there’s a sunny area in my house so we put it there and make sure there’s also an area that’s in the shade and the only time it doesn’t get light is in the night.
I like that eye rinse too. And glad someone said it.This is the care information you need:
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...www.tortoiseforum.org
Babies need a special combination of warmth, high humidity, direct uvb radiation (15 minutes a day of direct sun exposure), and shelter in order to feel safe and take an interest in food.
If captive conditions are not optimal, a variety of infections and metabolic disorders can quickly become fatal.
Read the care sheet and ask any follow up questions here.
This is another helpful eye solution...you may be able to find a human equivalent of the ingredients:
FLUKER'S Repta Rinse Reptile Eye Rinse, 2-oz bottle - Chewy.com
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Soak your pet in warm water for 30 minutes three times daily. If the kidneys are dehydrated, the digestive organs will not work.
Most of all, you must get your habitat-tub conditions optimized as soon as possible.
Including the human eye rinse.I like that eye rinse too. And glad someone said it.
I hate the heavy dropper bottle, but love the eye rinse! lol One of Fluker's greatest offerings, for sure.I like that eye rinse too. And glad someone said it.
Thank you so much , I’ll be sure to check this out but i want to ask for now is direct sun not a good source for it to bask in until i get a proper light?This is the care information you need:
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...www.tortoiseforum.org
Babies need a special combination of warmth, high humidity, direct uvb radiation (15 minutes a day of direct sun exposure), and shelter in order to feel safe and take an interest in food.
If captive conditions are not optimal, a variety of infections and metabolic disorders can quickly become fatal.
Read the care sheet and ask any follow up questions here.
This is another helpful eye solution...you may be able to find a human equivalent of the ingredients:
FLUKER'S Repta Rinse Reptile Eye Rinse, 2-oz bottle - Chewy.com
Buy Fluker's Repta Rinse Reptile Eye Rinse, 2-oz bottle at Chewy.com. FREE shipping and the BEST customer service!www.chewy.com
Soak your pet in warm water for 30 minutes three times daily. If the kidneys are dehydrated, the digestive organs will not work.
Most of all, you must get your habitat-tub conditions optimized as soon as possible.
I also like their reptile suppliment. Especially because my little Russian will eat something with it on it easier. It smells so good I want to take it myself.?I hate the heavy dropper bottle, but love the eye rinse! lol One of Fluker's greatest offerings, for sure.
Hello. Glad to meet you. Best hopes and prayers for your problem. Truely real sunlight is better than anything if the little one wants to be in it. But will also need a cooler place to hide if s/he gets to hot.Thank you so much , I’ll be sure to check this out but i want to ask for now is direct sun not a good source for it to bask in until i get a proper light?
Direct sun is fine...for only 15 minutes a day during late morning. Put the tortoise in a pan and stay with it.Thank you so much , I’ll be sure to check this out but i want to ask for now is direct sun not a good source for it to bask in until i get a proper light?
It's just dried eye gunk like what's in the corner of your eye when you wake up in the a.m., except his is more prolific because of the injury. Wash it off.When i soaked it and tried to clean the eye I noticed that it’s third eye is kind of showing but i have no idea what the brown stuff around the eye is
I just went to see it and there was blood? maybe from scratching the eye? I don’t know what to doIt's just dried eye gunk like what's in the corner of your eye when you wake up in the a.m., except his is more prolific because of the injury. Wash it off.
I agree. Unless they are specific reptile or tortoise vets you shouldn't take the risk. I live in Pakistan [No reptile vets l know of here!] and gave my previous tortoise who wasn't opening it's eyes to a good, normal vet and with the shots and everything, the vet just gave him an infection and killed my little tortoiseI live in the middle east and I don’t think I’ll be able to get vetericyn easily, i asked a vet about the tortoise and she said she wants to give it shots but I’m not sure what to think of that, i feel like most vets here don’t know what they’re doing especially to tortoises