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Recently, my tortoise has a layer of white thing around its eyes. What has happened to it?
It's enclosure is like a basket? It doesn't have any uva/uvb lights or any heat source. It eats vegetables..
ascott said:I am going to try to word what I have to say so that I do not sound offensive to you, as I am hoping that these conditions you have are simply because you do not know anything about reptiles....
The brief outline here of how you have this poor tortoise set up are the exact reasons for his failing health conditions.
A tortoise requires uva/uvb light rays (required).
Tortoise require a warm environment and you get this by artificial reptile heat bulbs or reptile heating elements.
A tortoise should not be fed veggies only...this will cause the ailing condition you now have here.
Okay, enough of that...more importantly, lets see if we can help you NOW make changes and see if you can save this tort...
How long have you had this tortoise and how long has he been in these conditions?
sakura1234 said:Yea... Okay.. I duno how to say this... But it's not exactly mine... It's my uncles's one.. I think it has almost been here for a few years( about 4-5years?). The same time it has been in this condition..
dmmj said:It looks sick to me, more than likely a RI. I would suggest keeping it warm, until a vet visit can be scheduled.
ascott said:Please explain to your uncle that the tortoise is extremely sick and it is sick because of the way he is being cared for....I would make sure that this tort is supplied with an artificial UVA/UVB bulb that he can purchase as a pet shop there....he needs it to be no closer to that tort than 12 inches...and the enclosure should be changed to a container something like this;
http://www.foodservicedirect.com/pr...eel-Tote.htm?gclid=CM2Dnp3imrECFaMaQgodIEHnCQ
remove the top/lid...I would get a couple of 100% cotton towels and fold them so that they fit smoothly in the bottom of the tote (making a soft ground for the tort to rest on)...I would then set up the uva/uvb/heat bulb on one end of the enclosure and leave nothing over the other end of the enclosure....this is not the ideal set up but it will serve as a hospital type enclosure/set up....we can go over a permanent set up later after you get this tort past this horrible medical situation...
I would get a flat container, something like this;
http://www.restockit.com/rubbermaid...7588969&ci_sku=3304CL&kw={keyword}&adtype=pla
Do not use the lid to what ever container of this style that you use...so get a container that you can fill with warm water (the temp you would use for a human baby) and fill it and have it ready....gently place your tort in that flat container....now, GENTLY pour the warm water over the shell of the tortoise (GENTLY AND SLOWLY) and continue to do this until the water in that flat container reaches just below the torts chin....let your tort soak for about 20 to 30 minutes...if your house has the air conditioning running then you will want to make sure that you keep the water warm for the tort while he is soaking....
Then when you are done soaking your tortoise...gently and slowly place him into the hospital enclosure under the uva/uvb/heat bulb....this should be left on for your tort for at least 8 hours a day....I would not suspect that your tort is going to be interested in food right away.. .. I would get him romaine lettuce, red lettuce and green lettuce and cut it up really small and put it on a flat plate and offer it to him after a couple of days of doing the soaking...no more veggies.
Are you able to let this tort be outside in the natural sunlight at all?