#tortoise #eyes #poorly

I have had my Russian tortoise for a year now I got him from a friend so he’s actually 2 … his eyes have been swollen like this since I got him. I can’t find any reptile vets where I live and his eyes haven’t improved. He is stil eating and is active when he’s outside. But when in his house...

What I think is his third eyelid is pretty visible, and I’m a bit nervous. I’ve been doing research and it may be an RI or from dehydration... which I think it’s possible it’s the latter. I usually soak him once a week, maybe twice, but he usually won’t drink much water if any at all. He has a...

So my tourtise just did something weird. He was in the middle of eating and he yawned (opened his mouth) then rubbed his left eye. I know this might sound weird, but it looked like his eyes got puffy all of a sudden? He was on antibiotics then got off it. Not sure why he did this and need advice

Hi! I made an account to post this and am excited to meet new people. I need help with my Russian tourtise named Tuttle. He is 8 years old and got him when he was around a year old. History: I changed his cage from a terrarium to basically what is a 6 × 3 box of wood less then a year ago. In the...

So, this pas few weeks I've been noticing that my tortoise is kinda different. It often to "scratch" it's eyes or sometimes it took a few minutes to open it's eye. I've reading on some articles and I think it's third eyelid is showing. Can any of you tell how to cure it?

hi everyone I’m after a bit of help, I have two tortiose that are great shape and healthy, I have recently been given two tortoise from my sister friend and one of them has had his/her eyes shut since I have had them I have been giving him a bath in luke warm water and his eyes are starting to...