Hey everyone, new to the forum and basically to the club.
But I've been taking care of turtles for about a year now. In total, I have 5 RES turtles:
one-10 month old, two-6 month old and my 2 new baby RES turtles that I just bought home today.
I have dealt with swollen eyes before with my 10 month old RES. It had a mate who too had swollen eyes. I was able to cure both of them with the Zoo Med Repti Turtle Eye Drops, I dropped a couple of drops in their eyes for two weeks straight, and it by the time the two weeks were up their eyes were perfectly fine. (I also dropped the eyedrops to my two 6month RES to prevent swollen eyes and they never got them.) But by the time my RES turtle's eye cleared up, it was too late for one of them, it was totally depleted and died of-- I can only guess starvation- because he didnt eat a lick when he was temporarily blind. So I was only able to save 1.
Jump forward to now--that was about 3 months ago since they had swollen eyes. Now I have two new baby RES turtles that are infected. I dropped the eyedrops in their eyes a few minutes after they got into the water. I wanted to be safe than sorry but now they're swollen. Anyone ever encountered the same problems? It would really help.
PS, if any are wondering where I bought my new baby turtles, I buy all my turtles from chinatown in downtown LA. The conditions they leave them in are ghastly. Super tiny plastic "tanks" without even a full inch of water to for them to swim, so they basically have to sit around in tap water full of feces. I'm sure they throw them out after a month if they aren't sold. so every few months I try to save a couple. in a year, i hope to have a pond in my backyard so they have more room to grow and to keep adding on.
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How big is your turtle? about an inch wide.
How long have you had it? just today.
What is the water temperature? 80degrees.
Did you use a thermometer? yes, two.
Are you using a water heater? yes.
How much water is in there? 25 gallons.
Are you using a water conditioner? yes.
Are you using any filtration? yes.
What is the basking temperature? 80-85.
Is there a basking light? yes.
Is there a basking platform that is easy to climb on? yes.
What kind is it or what is it made out of? commercial floating turtle dock. the generic one everyone has.
Is there a UVB light? yes.
What have you been trying to feed it? aquatic turtle pellets & herbivore algae tablets.
When was the last time your turtle ate? today.
How big is the tank/pond/enclosure? 30 gallons.
Is the tank near a window? yes.
Is the tank in a room with a lot of activity? no, outside tank. i stay in warm southern CA & have a nice shaded enclosed outside patio where they reside, close enough to the edge where they get direct sunlight as well.
Have you read the Basic Care section? yes.
Have you searched the forums for similar situations? yes.
Is there any other unusual activity/symptoms? they just stay in the floating dock. when i first introduced my last two turtles to their new tank and turtle mates they were extremely curious and active.
ill post some pictures in a bit. I think they just had to adjust to the water quality. Since they weren't at all submerged when I got them. But to answer the questions, yes I put them in a dry 10 gal tank after the I put the drops in their eyes and yes they are now all in the same tank. Happy turts.
