Help my Star tortoise can't open one of its eye

Rithvik

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My tortoise was doing fine in its new enclosure until some of the dirt went in its eye. I tried to clean it off with a tissue and still didn't work. I soak it in Luke warm water and it maybe worked? When I got back from school I went to feed it some coriander and it woke up with only one eye opened. Is it because of the dirt or my irresponsibility?
 

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Your local garden soil I assume has some organic soil mixed with sand?
I'm not sure what's available in India that would be more suitable. But sand is dangerous in general. It gets eaten and causes other issues like you've just discovered.
Do you have anything like Orchid bark available to you?
Something without sand.
 

Rithvik

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Your local garden soil I assume has some organic soil mixed with sand?
I'm not sure what's available in India that would be more suitable. But sand is dangerous in general. It gets eaten and causes other issues like you've just discovered.
Do you have anything like Orchid bark available to you?
Something without sand.
Is Coco Fiber suitable?
 

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