I got a baby red eared slider about a week ago, and his not eating or swimming, he moves a little sometimes. He won't open his eyes either. Is he sick?
What can i do to help him?
The two first days, i saw him swim a little bit. He can only open one eye, i got him like that, i was putting some turtle eye drops.
He has some white stuff on his legs and tail? Is that bad?
2007-02-23 08:51:57 · 9 answers · asked by Tefi 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Sounds like respiratory infection or vitamin A deficiency from improper diet. It could also be improper water or other husbandry conditions, and he needs UVA/UVB as well.
WHAT HE NEEDS FIRST AND FOREMOST THOUGH IS A TRIP TO THE VET IF YOU WANT IT TO HAVE A CHANCE AT LIVING.
You are not going to get a proper DIAGNOSIS here and correct it in time, without experience no less, before the turtle dies. Take it to a vet now!
Fireside3
2007-02-24 00:18:03 · answer #1 · answered by Fireside3/Phrynosoma-Texas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to say, your turtle is sick and even if you brought it to a vet, and get medicated, it will likely die. Hatchling turtles have a high mortality rate and many are not meant to make it. This is part of nature and unfortunate when you get one.
If you would like to try, raise the water temp to 82-84F with a water heater and the higher temp will increase its metabolism and help it. Take it to a herp vet and it is likely the vet give some injections of Baytril and possibly a vitamin A shot. It may help, but from experience it is already too late. When you see the lethargy and the other classic symptoms you described, it is often difficult to bring it back.
Good luck.
Cheers,
JJ ;)
2007-02-23 10:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by wu_gwei21 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well he has swollen eyes which develop through bad water conditions or lack of vitamins. Take him to a vet asap.
2007-02-23 09:48:26 · answer #3 · answered by Steven 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most cases, this means the water temps are too cold, the tank is too small, the diet is wrong, etc.
For some good care info, try http://www.redearslider.com
2007-02-23 14:37:12 · answer #4 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if both of his eye's are swollen over, he's probably not going to make it. with that coating over his eye's, he can't see to find food or heat, and those are things he needs to survive, the store that sold him to you should have told you more about that eye condition, and usually eye drops will help until it gets too severe.
2007-02-23 09:07:34 · answer #5 · answered by brooke 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well this dosen't sound good i advise mayby to check all your set up is good eg clean water write temp etc if he dose not improve then have a vet look at him ok .
cya
2007-02-24 03:30:25 · answer #6 · answered by smithy d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very bad you should take him to your local vet for your red-eared slider ASAP
2007-02-23 09:18:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's diseased...
You know those things carry salmonella bacteria right?
2007-02-23 08:56:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
HE IS HALF DEAD
2007-02-23 09:09:35 · answer #9 · answered by bexterskitten 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋