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i am wondering what 'puffy eyes' look like?
i saw it in the "feeding sticky"
i am not sure if my turtles have it.......?!

http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewt ... 5&start=15

Here's a shot of one of three turtles...lucky for me (and them) it's looking more and more like irritation brought on by a new water conditioner I used when I put them in their new tank. I treated them with turtle eye drops and dry-docked them for up to three hours a day. All are recovering nicely.
However, if you guy is showing other symptoms, like not eating or being active it could be something worse....like RI or a vit. A deficiency. If that's the case, he'll need a vet.

What kind of water conditioner did you use before that response came? My issue seems to be clearing up as time goes on...

It's called Aqua Plus. Here's a pic of it from another thread:
http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6422

I'm 99% sure that stuff caused the reaction....however, jenaero's been using it with no probs.....my guys are going back into the tank shortly.

hmmmm..
so unless they show irritation
or the eyes are not puffy?
HAHAH
wut im trying to say their eyes are originally puffy
so how can u tell from normal

I'm not fond of water conditioners. When I change the water, I add tap water + calcium block + waste degrader, then let the charcoal filter run for a coupla hours before I add Sheba back in.

FYI: Charcoal is what they use in those Brita water filters to remove the Chlorine. Brita water is what I drink (I'm a big water drinker & am very sensitive to Chlorine-taste) & what I use for my frog & fish when I change their water. So far, it has worked out great. Of course, I use Brita, but Pur or any other style water filter that uses charcoal works the same way.