Hello,
Recently I went to a reptile expo in my area her in Southern California and I purchased a Baby Russian Tort. hatchling. It seemed fine to me when I picked it out: Clear eyes, smooth skin, active, and it was even eating some hay when I purchased it.
After getting home, I placed it in the basking area of my 4ft long by 3ft wide tort. enclosure that also houses my other 4 year old Russian Tort. female who is very healthy and active.
After placing the hatchling into my enclosure and soaking him every other day for about 1 and a half weeks I woke up one morning to noticing one of his eyes were closed, it was watery and seemed like he was teary.
The other eye was perfectly fine, it was just the other eye that was closed. I then began to apply Saline drops onto his eyes and started to spray vitamin spray onto his eyes alongside is calcium spray that I usually put on his Kale, rose petals, and fresh hay.
So about two days past and his other eye closed as well, I could seem him trying to open it, but I seemed like a struggle.
So I recently purchased Cod Liver Oil to put on his eyes due to me thinking that he might have vitamin A deficiency.
He is active still and moves around the enclosure most often in and out of the basking area. But he hasn't been eating the past 2 days and he hasn't pooped.
He has just peed a couple of times while soaking him.
Any Ideas?
Thanks,
AJ Maples
Basking Light
http://www.petco.com/product/10811/...pot-Lamp-Value-Pack.aspx?CoreCat=OnSiteSearch
Recently I went to a reptile expo in my area her in Southern California and I purchased a Baby Russian Tort. hatchling. It seemed fine to me when I picked it out: Clear eyes, smooth skin, active, and it was even eating some hay when I purchased it.
After getting home, I placed it in the basking area of my 4ft long by 3ft wide tort. enclosure that also houses my other 4 year old Russian Tort. female who is very healthy and active.
After placing the hatchling into my enclosure and soaking him every other day for about 1 and a half weeks I woke up one morning to noticing one of his eyes were closed, it was watery and seemed like he was teary.
The other eye was perfectly fine, it was just the other eye that was closed. I then began to apply Saline drops onto his eyes and started to spray vitamin spray onto his eyes alongside is calcium spray that I usually put on his Kale, rose petals, and fresh hay.
So about two days past and his other eye closed as well, I could seem him trying to open it, but I seemed like a struggle.
So I recently purchased Cod Liver Oil to put on his eyes due to me thinking that he might have vitamin A deficiency.
He is active still and moves around the enclosure most often in and out of the basking area. But he hasn't been eating the past 2 days and he hasn't pooped.
He has just peed a couple of times while soaking him.
Any Ideas?
Thanks,
AJ Maples
Basking Light
http://www.petco.com/product/10811/...pot-Lamp-Value-Pack.aspx?CoreCat=OnSiteSearch