Our new addition

Leanne2712 · 07-11-2012, 10:31 PM

Meet rafael our new little addition....

Just a quick question, he was born like this (see below)... with one eye, we love him as he is and it doesnt effect him in anyway hes a happy little sole but there is some movement under the eye do you think it will ever open, we have been bathing it...

Catwoman63 · 07-11-2012, 10:38 PM

Awwwwwww hes adorable, could Call him popeye, it may Open itself x

Easter Bunny · 07-11-2012, 10:41 PM

He is very sweet. xx
Burnt Toast on here has a tortoise that had eyes like this but with drops the tortoises eye has opened a little x

burnt toast · 07-11-2012, 10:51 PM

Hi your tort is gorgeous.

I have Albert as mentioned by Lynne. Dont know her full history but the girl who had her before me had never seen her eyes. They were both tight shut & she was obviously blind. I used chloramphericol drops (optrex infected eys has this ingredient in & I think golden eye) so specify you want antibiotic ones. I put them in every two hours, just do as often as you can if you cant manage that often. I tilter tort so bad eye was facing up ( to created a pool, hold it where it needs to be for as long as poss) & with the first drop I would gently rub it in different directions to try & work it under the lid, second I would hold her there - not forcibly & probably only for seconds. but eventually I gradually noticed success. Good luck & let us know how your little one gets on.

You need a pharmacy for the drops - dont say they are for an animal or they wont sell them to you, say they are for a relative or friend. & I believe they are also available on amazon.

Taszia · 08-11-2012, 09:03 AM

Very cute

. Xx

pebsmeboy · 08-11-2012, 09:19 AM

bless him ...makes him very special.

emma_mcraf · 08-11-2012, 01:02 PM

Rafael is just gorgeous. Good luck with the eye drops. x

Crwban · 09-11-2012, 08:00 PM

Oh, he's adorable.
A very special tort.

Crwban

zx4g · 09-11-2012, 08:05 PM

What a sweetie

07-11-2012, 10:31 PM	#1
Leanne2712 Junior Member Egg Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Stoke-On-Trent Posts: 46	Our new addition Meet rafael our new little addition.... Just a quick question, he was born like this (see below)... with one eye, we love him as he is and it doesnt effect him in anyway hes a happy little sole but there is some movement under the eye do you think it will ever open, we have been bathing it...

07-11-2012, 10:38 PM	#2
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	Awwwwwww hes adorable, could Call him popeye, it may Open itself x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

07-11-2012, 10:41 PM	#3
Easter Bunny Senior Member Adult Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 5,337	He is very sweet. xx Burnt Toast on here has a tortoise that had eyes like this but with drops the tortoises eye has opened a little x __________________ Lynne x

08-11-2012, 09:03 AM	#5
Taszia Member Hatchling Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: west mids Posts: 590	Very cute . Xx __________________ Taszia 2 Dogs . Alfie. Riley.1 Cat . Lillyum.1Cockatoo. Cookey.2 baby THB . Geoffrey/Geoffreyna. Georgina/George.

08-11-2012, 09:19 AM	#6
pebsmeboy Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: London Posts: 655	bless him ...makes him very special. __________________ Pamela x Mum to 2 beautiful Hermanns Pebbledash and Speedy

07-11-2012, 10:51 PM	#4
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,246	Hi your tort is gorgeous. I have Albert as mentioned by Lynne. Dont know her full history but the girl who had her before me had never seen her eyes. They were both tight shut & she was obviously blind. I used chloramphericol drops (optrex infected eys has this ingredient in & I think golden eye) so specify you want antibiotic ones. I put them in every two hours, just do as often as you can if you cant manage that often. I tilter tort so bad eye was facing up ( to created a pool, hold it where it needs to be for as long as poss) & with the first drop I would gently rub it in different directions to try & work it under the lid, second I would hold her there - not forcibly & probably only for seconds. but eventually I gradually noticed success. Good luck & let us know how your little one gets on. You need a pharmacy for the drops - dont say they are for an animal or they wont sell them to you, say they are for a relative or friend. & I believe they are also available on amazon.

08-11-2012, 01:02 PM	#7
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Rafael is just gorgeous. Good luck with the eye drops. x __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

09-11-2012, 08:00 PM	#8
Crwban Member Hatchling Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Anglesey Posts: 608	Oh, he's adorable. A very special tort. Crwban __________________ Sadly, no longer a tortoise owner, but still looking at the pictures.

09-11-2012, 08:05 PM	#9
zx4g Member Hatchling Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South derbys Posts: 539	What a sweetie __________________ Maddz

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