Sulcata with yellow area around the right eye.

[Knighttl1109]

Hello my Sulcata has recently been dealing with a swollen eye and some yellow discoloration around it. I don’t see any discharge coming from the eye. His enclosure is usually about 65 humidity and 80 degrees and above I use substrate that is like a soil consistency and substrate that appears to be wood chips. I am attaching a picture I unfortunately can’t take him to the vet till Thursday but just wanted to reach out and see what if anyone has dealt with this before. Thank you in advance for any advice.

 

[TammyJ]

Hi and welcome. These babies need specific and consistent conditions in order to stay healthy and grow steadily. It doesn't sound like yours is being kept right when you mentioned the humidity and substrate, for example. Anyway, I am calling on a couple of experts here for more help...@Tom @Yvonne @wellington

 

[wellington]

The temps should be a number you know, not an about. The over all day and night should be 80-85 with a basking area of 95-100 and humidity of 80%. Warm water soaks every day for 30 minutes even twice a day won't hurt.
The enclosure should be closed, no open top.
Get digital thermometer with the humidity reading on it also and a point and shoot infrared temp gun.
Do not use mercury vapor bulbs or any cfl coil bulbs and no halogen.
Tube florescent for uvb and incandescent flood for basking and ceramic heat emitter for added heat day and night when needed.
Read the caresheets on here and the closed chamber thread both by member Tom

 

[Tom]

Hello my Sulcata has recently been dealing with a swollen eye and some yellow discoloration around it. I don’t see any discharge coming from the eye. His enclosure is usually about 65 humidity and 80 degrees and above I use substrate that is like a soil consistency and substrate that appears to be wood chips. I am attaching a picture I unfortunately can’t take him to the vet till Thursday but just wanted to reach out and see what if anyone has dealt with this before. Thank you in advance for any advice.

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[zovick]

Hello my Sulcata has recently been dealing with a swollen eye and some yellow discoloration around it. I don’t see any discharge coming from the eye. His enclosure is usually about 65 humidity and 80 degrees and above I use substrate that is like a soil consistency and substrate that appears to be wood chips. I am attaching a picture I unfortunately can’t take him to the vet till Thursday but just wanted to reach out and see what if anyone has dealt with this before. Thank you in advance for any advice.

Sadly, this could be another case of Austwickia chelonae which is nearly always fatal. Yellowish bumpy and weepy looking areas are the main sign of this infection. Most tortoises affected have more than one spot showing, though.

I am not seeing any other areas on your tortoise, so maybe it is something else, but it looks quite suspect to me. Check out the threads on here listed as "yellow bumps on tortoises" and see what you think.

 

[wellington]

Sadly, this could be another case of Austwickia chelonae which is nearly always fatal. Yellowish bumpy and weepy looking areas are the main sign of this infection. Most tortoises affected have more than one spot showing, though.

I am not seeing any other areas on your tortoise, so maybe it is something else, but it looks quite suspect to me. Check out the threads on here listed as "yellow bumps on tortoises" and see what you think.

Man, I forgot about that. Glad you didn't. I hope it's not.

 

[Knighttl1109]

Sadly, this could be another case of Austwickia chelonae which is nearly always fatal. Yellowish bumpy and weepy looking areas are the main sign of this infection. Most tortoises affected have more than one spot showing, though.

I am not seeing any other areas on your tortoise, so maybe it is something else, but it looks quite suspect to me. Check out the threads on here listed as "yellow bumps on tortoises" and see what you think.

He passed away last night and on further inspection I did finally see he had these yellow spots all over his little legs. Thank you so much for your advice. Was this something I did that he got this disease ? Could it have been prevented?

 

[Ink]

Sorry for your loss. No, You couldn't prevent it.