white eyelids

[arotester]

hello i have two star and they recently developed a kind of whitish eyelids.should i be worried?
they are eating well and moving great no problems on that part...

 

[Yvonne G]

Do you mean that the skin on the top part, above the eyeball, is white? That usually happens when the tortoise is being kept too dry. You see that a lot in desert tortoises.

 

[arotester]

Do you mean that the skin on the top part, above the eyeball, is white? That usually happens when the tortoise is being kept too dry. You see that a lot in desert tortoises.

but i soak my tortoises thrice a week for 15 mins and also water is available all the time in the enclosure. Then what is the problem ,is it vit. A?

 

[Yvonne G]

Can we see a picture?

Vitamin A would show up as swollen eyes. The eyelids might appear to be white, but they already ARE white, but the swelling makes them show up more.

We'll need to see what you're talking about.

 

[l0velesly]

Do you mean that the skin on the top part, above the eyeball, is white? That usually happens when the tortoise is being kept too dry. You see that a lot in desert tortoises.

but i soak my tortoises thrice a week for 15 mins and also water is available all the time in the enclosure. Then what is the problem ,is it vit. A?

I would aim for at least once a day for 15-30 minutes in warm-hot water.

 

[arotester]

Can we see a picture?

Vitamin A would show up as swollen eyes. The eyelids might appear to be white, but they already ARE white, but the swelling makes them show up more.

We'll need to see what you're talking about.

i'll try to post but it is difficult to catch them sleeping ,they open their eyes even with a slight noise..