My tortoises right eye looks strange

trey329

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Hi, my sulcata tortoise, 6 month old, has an odd right eye which I noticed today.
His both eyes were fine when I checked him up last month.

Anyone knows what the problem is? His left eye looks normal.
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KarenSoCal

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It just looks like his 3rd eyelid is partially closed. Maybe a minor irritation, or nothing at all.

I think just leave it alone unless it becomes inflamed or swollen.

If you want to pick up a bottle of this, you could put a few drops in to rinse the eye. Here in the USA we can buy it in well stocked pet stores, or you could order it through Amazon.
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trey329

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It just looks like his 3rd eyelid is partially closed. Maybe a minor irritation, or nothing at all.

I think just leave it alone unless it becomes inflamed or swollen.

If you want to pick up a bottle of this, you could put a few drops in to rinse the eye. Here in the USA we can buy it in well stocked pet stores, or you could order it through Amazon.
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Thank you for your advice.
His eye has been like this for 3 days and I feel getting worse. Fortunately I found same one in where I live.
I'll apply asap
 

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Hi, how is your tortoise now? My tort have same problem. He always wake up with left eye closed and took about 15 mins for left eye to open. After i observe closely, found out that it has white film on left eye. Exactly like yours
 

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Hi, how is your tortoise now? My tort have same problem. He always wake up with left eye closed and took about 15 mins for left eye to open. After i observe closely, found out that it has white film on left eye. Exactly like yours
This is usually due to low humidity, lack of hydration, and incorrect substrate. Read this for the correct care info:
 

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