The reason why the tortoise doesn’t open its eyes
One. Eye disease
White eye disease is a disease that occurs in highly aquatic turtles such as Brazilian tortoises. A sick turtle’s eyes secrete a white secretion that attaches to its eye patch. In addition, the eyes of the sick turtle will be congested and swollen, making it difficult for them to open their eyes normally. When the condition is serious, it may cause blindness in the eyes of the sick turtle. If it cannot be treated in time, it will greatly threaten the life of the sick turtle.
Causes:
The reasons for the white eye disease of the Brazilian turtle infection are as follows: the turtle’s eyes are injured, and the eyes are infected by bacteria, causing the eyes to become inflamed and congested; or breeding The water quality of the environment is not clean, and a large number of bacteria grow in the water, which causes the turtle’s eyes to be invaded by bacteria. If it is found that the turtle’s eyes are abnormal, there is no need to pay attention to it, and scientific treatment will be carried out after the specific cause is found.
Prevention and control methods: For sick turtles with mild white eye disease, an appropriate amount of nitrofurazone or furan ketone solution can be added to the water, and the sick turtles can be soaked once a day for about 40 minutes each time. , Generally, the sick turtle can be cured after a week.
But for the diseased turtle whose disease is more serious and the eyes cannot be opened, the white secretions in its eyes can be removed, and then the diseased turtle can be soaked in the nitrofurazone or nitrofurazone solution for a period of time. Extend to one hour.
Second, other reasons
In addition to white eye disease, Turtles not opening their eyes may also be caused by the following conditions: the water temperature is too low, not adapting to the new environment, eye injury or microbial infection. The pet owner usually needs to pay attention to adjusting the water temperature, and try to keep the water temperature around 25 °C; if the turtle does not open its eyes just because it is not suitable for the environment, it can open its eyes normally after it gradually adapts.
Warm reminder: In order to make the eyes of the tortoise return to normal as soon as possible, in addition to the necessary treatment, the owner should pay attention to regular water changes in the process of raising the tortoise , keep the water clean and pollution-free, and supplement the diseased turtle with appropriate amount of vitamins to improve the resistance of the diseased turtle. The above measures can promote the diseased turtle to recover as soon as possible.
