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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 3:40 am **Tutle not Opening eyes !**

My RES abou age of 13 is not opening his eyes and is mostly staying on the Basking area not getting into water for days and not taking food. i took him out and placed outside for a walk and he walked with his eyes shut for a little distance and when i placed him back in the tank into the water his left side was floating !!! Dont know why. ! he looks ok but his eyes are always shut and is not taking food that we give ! PLEASE HELP !!!

Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:20 am **Re: Tutle not Opening eyes !**

What does he normally eat? What's his basking/UVB light setup like and has it changed recently?

Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:09 pm **Re: Tutle not Opening eyes !**

He normally eats the Taiyo Turtle food and is not interested in other vegitables or fishes.

I have set up the tank outside with an area to bask getting sunlight. It have never been changed .

His eyes are always closed these days and is so inactive.

Barely walked some distance today.

He puts his head into water sometimes and stays on the basking stone itself

Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:08 am **Re: Tutle not Opening eyes !**

Dont put him in tank outside, he should have a safe and secure place to roam around if possible. I would try applying some cod-liver oil to his eyes. Do you have any pictures of him?

Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 1:42 pm **Re: Tutle not Opening eyes !**

Its a shady area and safe also have ample space to swim and an area to bask also. Will take the latest picture and upload . He is not opening his mouth also and is always on the stone and not eating or opening eyes . Consulted a vet and they gave antibiotics for him to be fed 2 drops daily but he is not even opening mouth so i cant feed !!!

Ordered This online in case it does any good !! :
Pet Care International (PCI) Turtle i-Care & Turtle VIT Drop for Swollen, Inflamed, Infected Eye & for Essential Vitamins and Minerals of Healthy Turtle Healthcare (Combo) (30ml)

Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:12 pm **Re: Tutle not Opening eyes !**

From the picture, it looks like you have a girl. Most turtles won't eat if they cannot see. The vet did not offer an antibiotic ointment?

Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:03 pm **Re: Tutle not Opening eyes !**

No they haven't , antibiotics drops was what they gave and I'm unable to feed it too as it's not opening mouth at all.

Anyway or what is the treatment for this ? Why is it always inactive and eyes closed ??

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2024 12:16 pm **Re: Tutle not Opening eyes !**

Without being there to examine your turtle, I could only throw out guesses. It's usually an injury, vitamin deficiency or an environmental factor. Maybe soak the turtle in some warm water in a shallow container and add some unflavored Pedialyte and crumbled up pellets for her to ingest.

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2024 3:47 pm **Re: Tutle not Opening eyes !**

steve wrote:Without being there to examine your turtle, I could only throw out guesses. It's usually an injury, vitamin deficiency or an environmental factor. Maybe soak the turtle in some warm water in a shallow container and add some unflavored Pedialyte and crumbled up pellets for her to ingest.

It passed away today :cry:

She herself went into the water i was able to feed her 2drops of the medicine . She stayed under the water at night and one side of her body was slightly floating

In the morning I saw it laying motion less and had passed away.

I examined her body but couldn't find any external injury or anything..

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 8:02 am **Re: Tutle not Opening eyes !**

I'm very sorry to hear it. RES are very good at hiding their illnesses, you can't tell how long she was sick.

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2024 12:25 pm **Re: Tutle not Opening eyes !**

Anyway Thanks Bro For Your Support

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