leos eye

carl20 · 11-07-2006, 04:23 PM

leos eyes are always shut for ages in the morning, he opens them very gradually and is often squinty.
When i put him in the bath he always rubs his eyes too.
Ive heard that discharge from the nose can cause the eyes to stick but i cant see any signs of rns.
all ive been told is to put on cod liver oil, should i put it on neat as it comes in the chemist for ppl?

sandy · 11-07-2006, 06:16 PM

I use the codliver oil capsules, making a pin hole in them. Then just putting a drop in when
needed.
What substrate are you using, this could be the problem?

carl20 · 11-07-2006, 07:12 PM

meadow hay for 1/2 then 1/4 is a sand soil mix and the other quarter is a mix of wood chips and rocks.

sandy · 11-07-2006, 09:19 PM

Remind me what speices you keep Carl.
As if the sand content is high, and very dry it could be that irritating the eye.

carl20 · 11-07-2006, 09:49 PM

leopards sandy.
the sand soil mix is 75% soil 25% sand and isnt dusty as i spray it everyday so it is humid. the other torts are all fine.

sandy · 11-07-2006, 09:58 PM

Sorry yes leopards are sensitive torts. I would try the codliver oil. I am not a lot of help
here as I dont keep leopards. So dont have first hand experience, only what I have learned
from Lisa.
He/she could have got a poke in the eye from the hay.

carl20 · 12-07-2006, 12:24 AM

yes the hay is sharp. but the eyes hav been doing this for some time. any idea what the cod liver oil does???

carl20 · 12-07-2006, 02:39 PM

leos eye is always stuck in a morning then with water it opens and it usually has a white thing on it that rubs off about half the size of his eye, he has this most mornings is it like dry tears that we have, could he be producing too much?

Becks · 12-07-2006, 04:23 PM

hi carl take a look at this site . sounds to me like ur tort has an eye infection ...
http://www.tortoiselife.co.uk/html/p.../problems9.htm
luv becks xxxxxxxx

carl20 · 12-07-2006, 06:17 PM

thanks becks that was a great help, i was gunna buy some cod liver oil but i think i will buy one of those antibiotics.
Are antibiotics only available through your vet??

11-07-2006, 04:23 PM	#1
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	leos eye leos eyes are always shut for ages in the morning, he opens them very gradually and is often squinty. When i put him in the bath he always rubs his eyes too. Ive heard that discharge from the nose can cause the eyes to stick but i cant see any signs of rns. all ive been told is to put on cod liver oil, should i put it on neat as it comes in the chemist for ppl?

11-07-2006, 06:16 PM	#2
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	I use the codliver oil capsules, making a pin hole in them. Then just putting a drop in when needed. What substrate are you using, this could be the problem? __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

11-07-2006, 09:19 PM	#4
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Remind me what speices you keep Carl. As if the sand content is high, and very dry it could be that irritating the eye. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

11-07-2006, 09:49 PM	#5
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	leopards sandy. the sand soil mix is 75% soil 25% sand and isnt dusty as i spray it everyday so it is humid. the other torts are all fine. __________________

11-07-2006, 09:58 PM	#6
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Sorry yes leopards are sensitive torts. I would try the codliver oil. I am not a lot of help here as I dont keep leopards. So dont have first hand experience, only what I have learned from Lisa. He/she could have got a poke in the eye from the hay. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

11-07-2006, 07:12 PM	#3
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	meadow hay for 1/2 then 1/4 is a sand soil mix and the other quarter is a mix of wood chips and rocks.

12-07-2006, 12:24 AM	#7
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	yes the hay is sharp. but the eyes hav been doing this for some time. any idea what the cod liver oil does??? __________________

12-07-2006, 02:39 PM	#8
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	leos eye is always stuck in a morning then with water it opens and it usually has a white thing on it that rubs off about half the size of his eye, he has this most mornings is it like dry tears that we have, could he be producing too much? __________________

12-07-2006, 04:23 PM	#9
Becks Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somerset UK Posts: 4,035	hi carl take a look at this site . sounds to me like ur tort has an eye infection ... http://www.tortoiselife.co.uk/html/p.../problems9.htm luv becks xxxxxxxx __________________ horsfields ,redfoots ,southern and northan morrocans, map turtle . http://www.redfoottortoiseplace.piczo.com

12-07-2006, 06:17 PM	#10
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	thanks becks that was a great help, i was gunna buy some cod liver oil but i think i will buy one of those antibiotics. Are antibiotics only available through your vet?? __________________

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