Hello all I have several desert tortoises and one of my olders has recently developed symptoms of a respiratory infection again, anyways tonight when I peeked in on him his eyes wer very red and almost swollen, he did have a short time in a new area yesterday do we think its an allergy or a sign of a serious illness? I have never seen anything like this in my 18 years of having torts, any advice or help would be great!
Thanks
Marisa
I used some eye drops seemed to help immediately!
Still any info is welcome!
racingrisa@cox.net Wrote:Hello all I have several desert tortoises and one of my olders has recently developed symptoms of a respiratory infection again, anyways tonight when I peeked in on him his eyes wer very red and almost swollen, he did have a short time in a new area yesterday do we think its an allergy or a sign of a serious illness? I have never seen anything like this in my 18 years of having torts, any advice or help would be great!
Thanks
Marisa
What substrate do you have him on? Pine or other oily soft woods cause eye irritation and burning.
Yvonne
THanks for the info would Cedar fall into a problem category?
Thanks
emysemys@pacbell.net Wrote:What substrate do you have him on? Pine or other oily soft woods cause eye irritation and burning.
Yvonne
Yes Cedar is one you DO NOT want to use.