Bad tortoise eye.

[vanessazhu19]

I just bought a new tortoise but i think there’s something wrong with his eye it only opens a little and he scratches it a lot.

 

[zolasmum]

I just bought a new tortoise but i think there’s something wrong with his eye it only opens a little and he scratches it a lot.

It certainly does look sore - has he been near anything like hay or sand which could have irritated it? I would suggest you wipe his eye gently with a damp cottonwool pad, and do this regularly every few minutes. Did you get him from a pet shop or from a breeder?
Angie
Oh, and of course I should have said Welcome !
There will be more knowledgeable people coming on the forum soon, I'm sure , if my suggestion doesn't help.

 

[vanessazhu19]

It certainly does look sore - has he been near anything like hay or sand which could have irritated it? I would suggest you wipe his eye gently with a damp cottonwool pad, and do this regularly every few minutes. Did you get him from a pet shop or from a breeder?
Angie
Oh, and of course I should have said Welcome !
There will be more knowledgeable people coming on the forum soon, I'm sure , if my suggestion doesn't help.

thank you! i got him online so he was shipped and i just got him yesterday i have soaked him and rubbed his eye with a damp a tip. i also have part of my set up with top soil and sand and rest is cypress mulch.

 

[wellington]

Welcome.
@Yvonne G can recommend an eye treatment. I believe its eye saline solution she has recommended before but wait for her to respond.

 

[wellington]

thank you! i got him online so he was shipped and i just got him yesterday i have soaked him and rubbed his eye with a damp a tip. i also have part of my set up with top soil and sand and rest is cypress mulch.

You should remove the sand. Yes, many recommend it, but there is a risk of eye problems, and impaction, so unless you want to take the risk, I would remove it. Actually it's your tortoise that takes the risk.
Seeing you just got him, it's likely either from the person you got him from or the shipping.

 

[vanessazhu19]

Welcome.
@Yvonne G can recommend an eye treatment. I believe its eye saline solution she has recommended before but wait for her to respond.

ok thanks this is super helpful i’ll remove the sand right now

 

[Tom]

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