| In case your little turtle is ill, it is
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| | Eye drops may not be sufficient, so you
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| very important for its water to be very
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| | should take your little friend to the
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| clean, for its food to be appropriate and
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| | veterinarian and, in case the problem
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| carefully chosen and for the temperature
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| | only affects the eyes, he will recommend
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| to be sufficiently high. The absence of
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| | drops of Gentocin. Even if this substance
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| any of these factors causes your pet to
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| | will significantly improve the symptoms,
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| get sick. Even the most expensive
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| | the source of the problem still needs to
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| available treatment is useless, unless
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| | be discovered and eliminated. It will do
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| the above mentioned conditions are met.
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| | much more harm than good to the little
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| If the turtle's condition seems to worsen
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| | reptile to take excessive A vitamin.
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| or the environmental changes bring no
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| | Never administer it under the form of
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| improvement, a veterinarian must be
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| | injection, because this may even kill
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| consulted. You may find an expert either
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| | your turtle. Try some dietary supplements
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| in the yellow pages or at the animals
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| | instead.
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| hospital.
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| | * Silver colored spots on the carapace
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| * Sneezing and gaping rarely
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| | Silver colored spots are usually due to
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| It is normal for turtles, as it is for
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| | an air collection under the first layer,
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| humans to sneeze sometimes, because of
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| | which will soon shed. It is perfectly
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| the water that enters their nose and
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| | normal for this to happen; however you
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| needs to be eliminated. In case of no
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| | should keep your turtle under
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| mucus discharge and of isolated
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| | observation, because algae may enter the
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| situations in which it sneezes, no
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| | layer and color the spots in green. In
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| problem seems to be present.
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| | case this happens, try to remove the
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| * Sneezing, gaping and coughing
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| | transparent layer with delicacy.
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| frequently
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| | * Shading of the skin
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| These symptoms should worry you, because
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| | From time to time, a skin exfoliation is
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| they indicate pneumonia or any other
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| | perfectly normal. More over, turtles have
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| respiratory problem. The veterinarian
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| | an increased frequency of the process
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| should be immediately seen, and he/she
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| | compared to other reptiles. In case the
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| will prescribe antibiotics, will perform
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| | shading involves only thin transparent
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| X-rays and will recommend you means to
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| | skin, leaves no lesions and is not
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| take proper care of your sick little
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| | happening in excess, there doesn't seem
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| friend. Pneumonia in turtles may be
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| | to be a problem. On the contrary, in case
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| caused by water that is too cold. Try to
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| | the peeling takes place all the time, the
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| warm it up and wait; in case you don't
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| | skin of the turtle turns red and sore, a
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| notice any improvement, see a specialist.
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| | fungus may be present. A veterinarian
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| * Swelling of the eyes.
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| | should examine it as soon as possible.
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| This symptom represents the first sign
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| | Another possibility involves bathing your
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| that announces an infection, possibly a
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| | turtle in an idodine solution for 15
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| bacterial one, generated by stress
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| | minutes two times a day then keeping it
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| associated with a physical problem, such
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| | in a dry and worm environment for a
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| as scratches from another turtle or
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| | while.
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| foreign substances that enter the eyes.
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