I bought two female Russian tortoises from a local reptile store. They seem pretty okay when I got them. They were both sleeping and when I picked them up, they looked healthy. they were moving and active! So I got them! They are both babies(2-3 years old) I have another two Russian tortoises for couple of years. They are healthy and very active. But cause I got these two new ones I’ve been keeping them apart from my other two. But the next 1-2 days. I started seeing one of them keep their right eye close all the time and she would use her feet to scratch it, I would pick her up and try to see if she had something in her eye but there was nothing, no irritation or swollen, but compared to her other eye, the other one is bigger and healthy looking. She would open it to eat or walk but it’ll take her a min. And the other one would sleep a lot but she still was active and eating as a happy tort! But it’s been a few days already and the one with the eye started having eye boogers so I had order this eye drops that I’ll put the link to it in the bottom. And my other tortoise she would sleep all the time, no appetite. I’ll have to wake her up for her to eat. Or she wouldn’t eat a lot for her age. Yesterday I realized she had saliva? Coming out her beak and it was supper sticky and also coming from her nose. She would be making noises, and she would open her mouth a lot, like yawning. So I did my research and I believe she might have an RI. I’m not sure but she’s been quarantined from all of them. And the one from the eye has been doing a lil better after using the drops. Idk if the store sold me like that. Or I didn’t notice cause when I pick both of them up they move and look active. Just like rn! I pick them up they are active, they move and walk but not for long. Like a normal tortoise. I have an inside enclosure, pretty big for both of them , basking are reaching 90 -100 colder areas around 80. UVB light aswell. Dirt is a mixture of Zoo Med Eco Earth Loose Coconut Fiber Substrate, Diet consist of dandelions, turnip greens, variety of lettuces, mustard greens, and hibiscus flowers with a mix of other edible flowers that I get from tortoise table website. I’ve been soaking them both in a mixture of pedialyte and carrot. Since idk if they were both dehydrated and cause it has vitamin A. This is what I usually do once I get a tortoise. Just to make sure if the pet store has been treating them good. I’m considering the vet for the one that I believe had RI. But decided to post it here first. I have her quarantined in a plastic bin, raised the humidity level, as I saw other people posts here when it came to the same problem I’m facing they said to add a little bit of vapor rub in the top corner of the bin. So I have done that. Today is the first day since she’s been there. She looks to be doing a lil better but it’s just the first day but since she’s in quarantine, just few mins ago I found this yellow, vainy ball in the enclosure, So again idk if what I’m doing is right. I’m planning to contact the pet store tomorrow cause they came like this. And Ik the vet bill ain’t cheap. If anyone has info on what I can do it’ll be great! Thank you
All the photos are of the one that is quarantined. The one with the eye I don’t have but it’s just one eye open and one close but like I said now she opens it a lil bit more.
All the photos are of the one that is quarantined. The one with the eye I don’t have but it’s just one eye open and one close but like I said now she opens it a lil bit more.
