Ornamental Turtle won't eat :(

[shelloise]

My turtle has always loved crickets and is aggressive in running and catching them. Today I gave her crickets and she shows absolutely no interest. I noticed her eyes are puffy. Any idea what is going on with her???

 

[wellington]

Please give s run down or set up, basking temps and type of bulb, anything that has to do with its care.

 

[dmmj]

With that species, puffy eyes are usually a vit. A deficiency. For now soak in water with liquid vitamins.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

We can't give advice until we know more about your husbandry....

 

[shelloise]

I've had her for over a year, and never had an issue. The person before me had the same setup for 5 years. I'll try the Vitamin A . Thanks. Is the Vit. A a liquid and how much should I add to her water?

 

[johnsonnboswell]

We'd need to know about her habitat & how she is being kept. Are crickets her only food? Have you soaked her?

 

[shelloise]

She's had the same habitat for 6 yrs, heat lamp and uv lights. She eats crickets and some veg, lettuce and fruit but her main diet is calcium dusted crickets

 

[shelloise]

Her habitat is a 5' long rough tote I think its called, she has a pool she soaks in

 

[shelloise]

So two people had asked about her set up, diet etc. to be able to give advice...I had replied yesterday.

 

[leigti]

What kind of UV bulb? The coil kind can cause I issues. And when was it last changed? If she is kept indoors all year than it should be replaced every six months or so. or up to a year if it is a mercury vapor bulb. She may need more foods with vitamin A. Does she eat other insects to like worms?

 

[shelloise]

I took her to the vet, she has a V A deficiency most like and a skin infection on her head so is on injectable antibiotics and vitamins

 

[keepergale]

Good luck. Do you have a trusted vet?

 

[shelloise]

What kind of UV bulb? The coil kind can cause I issues. And when was it last changed? If she is kept indoors all year than it should be replaced every six months or so. or up to a year if it is a mercury vapor bulb. She may need more foods with vitamin A. Does she eat other insects to like worms?

Hi,

Good luck.

Good luck. Do you have a trusted vet?

Thanks! yes, my vet is really knowledgable, I've gone to him for about 15 years. There's very few vets where I live that treat turtles so I am lucky and have a lot of confidence in him