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StephF
at Fri Dec 1 15:53:18 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by StephF ]
"I know that you can maintenance thier eyes with commercial eye drops but what is the method most of you use to bring boxies back to health. My vet ususally perscribes genmtimicin drops which work well. What in your opinions is the main cause of this? Vitamin deficiency, chill, too dry, too moist,?"
My experience has been that, for turtles kept inside, a lack of adequate humidity in their enclosure is frequently the culprit.
I would recommend that the turtle keepers use a substrate that retains plenty of moisture, that they mist the habitat frequently, and that they make sure their turtle always has clean water available to it in a shallow container that is roomy enough for the turtle to soak in.
I would never recommend using commercial eye drops in any kind of 'maintenance' program: a turtle being kept in an environment that meets its basic needs would have no need for them.
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