Can turtles be blind?

Question

My turtle's eyes are a really light blue.
It's like she can't see where her food is.
She doesn't see where she's going.

Answer 1

Yes it is possible for trutles to go blind. A major cause of this is lack of UVB lighting and sometimes they go blind after hibernation although I'm not sure what causes it after hibernation. I'd take it to the vet and see what they say for sure. More than likely though she is blind. I wouldn't be worried about the eyes being blue unless they haven't always been. It's fairly normal for their eyes to be green, brown or yellow but blue is very uncommon and are usually a sign of blindness if they eyes were a different color previously.

Answer 2

Turtles can be blind I think. Do the eyes look really puffy? If they do then it is possible she is infected. How long have you had her? If she's been like that sence you got her then she probably is blind. If she just "turned" blind or this occured recently then mabey she is just sick. I would go speak with a turtle specialist. That could be hard for the turtle because their strongest sence is sight! I am sorry, I hope you find out soon! p.s. i have a red eared slider turtle, turtles ROCK! =)

Answer 3

Your turtle has an eye infection, in the early stages. This is caused by diet problems, dirty water, or general care problems that are stressing the turtle.

Try http://www.redearslider.com for some basic care ideas but the most common problems are:
- Small tank- these guys like lots of space and water.
- Cool temps- boost the water temps to about 75-80F and the basking sites to about 90F.
- Dirty water- try a good filter rated about 3 times bigger than a fish tank would need.
- Wrong diet- go with good quality pellets and live or frozen/thawed 'fish food' like worms, shrimp, bugs, krill, etc.

As the cares, water, and diet get corrected, the turtle will probably recover.

Answer 4

Yes any animal can go blind. I had a turtle who was almost blind. You can tell when you stick food in front of them and they bite all around it but keep missing it. I had to pretty much feed him all his meals but he was still able to get around pretty good and he had light green eyes. He was very smart in other ways that made up for the bad eyesight, like other senses such as hearing and smelling. He knew when I put watermelon in his dish right away either because he heard me open the frig and slicing it up or by smelling it. He knew how to bang into my bedroom door until it either opened or I would get tired of the banging and let him in. Then he would get under my bed and usual get the telelphone cord tangled up and drag it until the phone would crash to the floor needless to say he knew how to get me out of bed and into the kitchen to fix him something to eat. I think that was pretty smart. Your turtle will need you to guide the food to her mouth at times but the bond you will have is so special.

Answer 5

3 attainable reasons i'd desire to think of of with my turtle. one, it might desire to be blind, yet no longer too consumer-friendly. 2, it might desire to have a nostril that doesnt artwork, confusing its dirction slightly. 3, turtles are no longer the brightest. yet a element to recollect, turtles choose extra effective than one sense to discover some thing, including nutrition :)

Answer 6

Yes, turtles (like anything else) can be blind. I would think it would be able to locate food by smell, and if you don't change anything in it's environment, I'm sure it would learn where everything was and avoid obstacles.

Answer 7

Well like most animals they can be blind but it's a slight chance.

Answer 8

i guess you should get it checked by a vet

Answer 9

i think they can but i am not sure