I am not an expert, I’m just giving my opinion/advice (so please don’t come after me lol) My tortoises eyes have done that before when he is constipated, warm soaks and walking around helps them poop. The red bulging eyes is from them trying to push.
Hello. I just wanted to put this out there. Last year one of my tortoises eyes kept swelling really bad, this went on for over a month. The sweet helpful people on here tried to help me. I changed lightening, substrate, separated them, ect...I did EVERYTHING everyone suggested, like I said they...
I believe it’s a zoo med 10.0 bulb, it’s 12” away from the bottom. The substrate is damp, but maybe I need to do it more. I soak them once a day. They do get grass, weeds, and dandelions when they are outside (When the weather is nice). I sprinkle their vitamins/calcium on their food once a week...
Thank you for your response. I’ve taken him to the vet and they gave him a vitamin A injection. I’m feeling very defeated because nothing seems to help. I just don’t want to loose the little guy, I’ve become very attached and love him so much!
Hi, I was on here over a week ago talking about my tortoises red swollen eyes. I took all the advise everyone gave me, I put my baby in a new habitat by himself. He seemed to be doing a little better but now his eyes are back to swelling (really bad) and turning red (the 3rd eyelid) again. Does...
Yvonne, have you ever heard of their eyes doing that if they’re staining to poop? He hadn’t pooped in awhile, but the vet gave me medicine to help with that. He finally pooped yesterday. I will definitely take your advice and separate them.
I will definitely try separating them to see if that helps. They have a heat lamp and a uvb light, they also have an outdoor habitat that they go in on nice days. I feed them a variety of things, mustard greens, collard greens, kale, shredded carrot (on occasion), turnip greens, etc...I...
My two tortoises have been together since they were born, they never bother with each other. Nothing has changed in their life/environment to cause stress. I did read about the third eyelid and how sometimes they expose it when they’re stressed out, but I can’t seem to determine why he’d be...