eye infection in a greek tortosie

by Meaghan Babb
(lafayette la )

my turtle is a greek tortoise and he is having trouble opening his eyes. when he opens them his eyes have some type of puss come out. I'm not sure if it is puss but it looks like puss. once his eyes are clear he keeps scratching at them as if they hurt. i feel bad for him so please help. I'm afraid it's an infection and i don't have much money so i need help on what i can do to help my tortoise. please help

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Apr 19, 2009
eye problems
by: Anonymous

Sometimes a saline solution will work. Try bathing the eyes with a saline solution.

But you may very well need to see a vet because an infection in one part of the body can move to other parts, and as you know, tortoise bodies are hard to access.

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