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