Is my tortoise sick?

[TostadaTurtle]

I've had my tortoise for a few years and I've never had any problems before. A few months back, she got a ear infection, which we treated ourselves. She did wonderfully for a bit. Recently she's been looking sickly, has no appetite, and one of her eyes is swollen shut.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi, and welcome!

Your ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata) has a bit of an overgrown beak too. How did you treat the ear infection? Ear abscesses are caused because there is an infection somewhere in the turtle, not necessarily in the ear location. That's just where it manifests. So the infection may not have been cleared up and that's what's causing what you're seeing now.

Go over your care of the turtle and make sure everything is the way it should be. He needs to be warm enough that he thinks it's still summer, otherwise he may want to hibernate.

It would help us to help you if we can see pictures of his enclosure.

 

[TostadaTurtle]

Thank you for responding. Here are some pictures of the tank she lives in. We have a little tupperware container of water and a uv lamp. She also has a log to hide under. Do you have any suggestions on how we could treat her infection and how we can keep her warm?