The reason why the tortoise can't open its eyes is usually due to the white-eye disease, which occurs frequently in young tortoises and is usually caused by poor water quality. Because the turtle has the habit of rubbing its eyes with its forelimbs, there are more bacteria in the water, which leads to eye infection, not only swelling, but also white secretions. They can see at the beginning of the disease, then they will lose their sight and eat nothing, which will lead to death.
1. Change the water in time: The cause of the white-eye disease has been mentioned above, mainly the problem of water quality. Therefore, if you want to treat it, change the water is the first step. Only by improving the water quality can the condition be alleviated. Usually, the turtle needs to change all the water, because the water itself is not much, and its excretion is large, so the water body deteriorates quickly.
2. Medication: Changing water can alleviate the disease, but if you want to cure it, you still need to use medicine. Commonly used drugs are furacilin, the sick tortoise into the solution of immersion, wash once a day, wash for three to five days. In addition to this drug, erythromycin eye ointment and other eye medicine, also has a good effect.
3. How to prevent: The prevention of white-eye disease mainly depends on changing water. In addition, the feeding container should be disinfected regularly. Generally, the turtle can be raised after being soaked in salt water for 30 minutes and cleaned. Drugs can also be used to prevent diseases at ordinary times, but the concentration should not be too high.
