Would you belive it!

fi_fi · 22-12-2006, 09:02 AM

Would you belive it, just as i am coming to the end of my first week of winding Alfie down for hiberbnation, he appears to have a problem with one of his eyes!

The eye its self seams to be okay (no scratches etc) but a few mornings now his eys has been very watery and looks like it had some "gunck" in the corner and on one occasion his eye was even stuck shut.

I bathed him and it seamed to improve this as he put his head under the water and rubbed the eye on his leg. however, each morning it seams to have gone back to being watery / sticky.

He is kept on a hemp subtrate, so i thought that it might be dust in his eye? is this something i could use diluted Betadine help this, and if so how do you suggest i use / bath it and what ratio should i dilute it to ?

Does this mean that i can not hibernate him, or that i should at least delay the prosses?

i have taken some pic but they do not really show well enough what i am trying to explain...

Thanks

Fi

**Eire_Ade** · 22-12-2006, 09:53 PM

Hi Fi,

Sorry to hear your tortoise's eye is a little sticky, hemp usually isnt dusty so it shouldnt be that, but maybe a little bit got into the eye, bathing is good because the tortoise will use the front legs to clean the eyes. baths can be in diluted bedatine too, if so desired.

It has also been suggested that a drop of cod liver oil dropped onto the eye from a capsule pricked with a pin can be beneficial for eye problems.

Hope this helps.

Ade

fi_fi · 23-12-2006, 08:53 AM

Do you think this sounds serious enough that it will prevent him from hibernating?

I will get some cod liver tablets today, however i already have some betadine, but do not know what ratio to dilute this to. please would you be able to advise me of this?

Thank you very much x

23-12-2006, 04:18 PM

im not too sure that betadine will be good for his eye, i just use cod liver oil tablets with a little hole poked in it so it can drop into his eye.
Mine get this from time to time, and it usually works.
You could also try spraying his hide with water at night, this gives him a little humidity and sometimes helps.

fi_fi · 23-12-2006, 08:40 PM

Thanks guys, i have brought some cod liver oil tablets today and will try this in the morning with him when he wakes up.

I will also try the spraying of water suggestion.

Thank you

Fi

x

**Eire_Ade** · 23-12-2006, 11:30 PM

Hi Fi, I am not sure on the dilution ratios for bedatine, maybe we might get a dilution ratio off those who have used it before.

Josh, I would imagine that bedatine being added to a bath for bathing wounds would also get into the eyes anyway so I wouldnt see this as a problem especially when its diluted.

Ade

sandy · 24-12-2006, 10:01 AM

Its codliver oil capsules you need for dropping some in a torts eye<g>.
To clean a torts eye you should use only cooled boiled water, using a cotton bud or the like.

fi_fi · 24-12-2006, 10:07 AM

Thank you Sandy. It seams that for the time beeing that his eye has been getting better by its self just through bathing alone and him cleaning his eye on his leg's.

In fact i think it is allmost okay now, i have not seen any "gunck" or watering yesterday or so far today

thank you everyone again for your help

Fi x

22-12-2006, 09:02 AM	#1
fi_fi Member Hatchling Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Berkshire Posts: 729	Would you belive it! Would you belive it, just as i am coming to the end of my first week of winding Alfie down for hiberbnation, he appears to have a problem with one of his eyes! The eye its self seams to be okay (no scratches etc) but a few mornings now his eys has been very watery and looks like it had some "gunck" in the corner and on one occasion his eye was even stuck shut. I bathed him and it seamed to improve this as he put his head under the water and rubbed the eye on his leg. however, each morning it seams to have gone back to being watery / sticky. He is kept on a hemp subtrate, so i thought that it might be dust in his eye? is this something i could use diluted Betadine help this, and if so how do you suggest i use / bath it and what ratio should i dilute it to ? Does this mean that i can not hibernate him, or that i should at least delay the prosses? i have taken some pic but they do not really show well enough what i am trying to explain... Thanks Fi __________________ 1.0.0 testudo hermanni boettgeri

22-12-2006, 09:53 PM	#2
Eire_Ade Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 8,422	Hi Fi, Sorry to hear your tortoise's eye is a little sticky, hemp usually isnt dusty so it shouldnt be that, but maybe a little bit got into the eye, bathing is good because the tortoise will use the front legs to clean the eyes. baths can be in diluted bedatine too, if so desired. It has also been suggested that a drop of cod liver oil dropped onto the eye from a capsule pricked with a pin can be beneficial for eye problems. Hope this helps. Ade __________________ Ade ----------------------------------------------- Y.O.B 1971 (40 years young! ) My Tortoises :- Dug (Testudo Graeca Ibera Terrestris (Syrian), Penny, JJ (JennyJack), Buttons and Gem (Testudo Graeca Ibera)

23-12-2006, 08:53 AM	#3
fi_fi Member Hatchling Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Berkshire Posts: 729	Do you think this sounds serious enough that it will prevent him from hibernating? I will get some cod liver tablets today, however i already have some betadine, but do not know what ratio to dilute this to. please would you be able to advise me of this? Thank you very much x __________________ 1.0.0 testudo hermanni boettgeri

23-12-2006, 08:40 PM	#5
fi_fi Member Hatchling Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Berkshire Posts: 729	Thanks guys, i have brought some cod liver oil tablets today and will try this in the morning with him when he wakes up. I will also try the spraying of water suggestion. Thank you Fi x __________________ 1.0.0 testudo hermanni boettgeri

23-12-2006, 11:30 PM	#6
Eire_Ade Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 8,422	Hi Fi, I am not sure on the dilution ratios for bedatine, maybe we might get a dilution ratio off those who have used it before. Josh, I would imagine that bedatine being added to a bath for bathing wounds would also get into the eyes anyway so I wouldnt see this as a problem especially when its diluted. Ade __________________ Ade ----------------------------------------------- Y.O.B 1971 (40 years young! ) My Tortoises :- Dug (Testudo Graeca Ibera Terrestris (Syrian), Penny, JJ (JennyJack), Buttons and Gem (Testudo Graeca Ibera)

23-12-2006, 04:18 PM	#4
tortoise_dude Guest Posts: n/a	im not too sure that betadine will be good for his eye, i just use cod liver oil tablets with a little hole poked in it so it can drop into his eye. Mine get this from time to time, and it usually works. You could also try spraying his hide with water at night, this gives him a little humidity and sometimes helps.

24-12-2006, 10:01 AM	#7
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Its codliver oil capsules you need for dropping some in a torts eye<g>. To clean a torts eye you should use only cooled boiled water, using a cotton bud or the like. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

24-12-2006, 10:07 AM	#8
fi_fi Member Hatchling Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Berkshire Posts: 729	Thank you Sandy. It seams that for the time beeing that his eye has been getting better by its self just through bathing alone and him cleaning his eye on his leg's. In fact i think it is allmost okay now, i have not seen any "gunck" or watering yesterday or so far today thank you everyone again for your help Fi x __________________ 1.0.0 testudo hermanni boettgeri

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