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#2054181
GG1man
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AILING BOX TURTLE 
One of our box turtles has been very sluggish and not eating. Her eyes are puffed and closed and weepy. It may be an eye infection. Does anyone know of any remedies for turtles with this type of affliction?
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08/10/09 10:03am
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#2054322
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Message To: GG1man In reference to Message Id: 2054181
AILING BOX TURTLE
Could be a respiratory infection or yes an eye infection. Can you tell us what your set up is like? Temps, humidity, substrate, lighting? Is the substrate really dry or is part of it nice and moist? Is there a discharge from its nose too? Depending on what it is will depend on wether you need to go to the vet. have you been soaking her and flushing the eyes out? You can use a saline solution for her eyes, but if its a resp. infec. you will need to see a vet.
Heres a link that discribes some health problems http://www.boxturtlesite.info/heal.html
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08/10/09 01:52pm
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#2054353
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Message To: Heatseeker In reference to Message Id: 2054322
AILING BOX TURTLE
It could also be a vitamin A deficiancy. I have another link that may help you but I would recomend seeing a vet if she is lethargic and not eating.
http://www.indianaturtlecare.com/Health%20&%20Diet.html
http://turtlerescues.com/common_health_problems.htm
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08/10/09 02:25pm
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GG1man
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Message To: Heatseeker In reference to Message Id: 2054353
AILING BOX TURTLE
Footloose, as we call her is doing just fine. After a visit to the vet in August, she started comming back to her normal self in a week. He gave her a shot of antibiotic.
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10/17/09 09:30pm
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