Eye
Disorders such as cataracts, infections and wounds can occur
to turtles in captivity. Sometimes these diseases can be hard
to spot so frequent observations of the turtles eyes will
be necessary to spot any abnormalities. This is good practice
when keeping any type of pet because the effects of any health
problems can usually be minimized if they are caught early.
This is especially true when dealing with the eyes of your
pet as you do not want them to suffer any longterm vision
loss.
Common signs include the formation
of puss in the eyes as well as cloudy or sunken eyes. If you
do notice a problem take your turtle to your veternarian immediately
to have it checked out further. Your veterinarian will be
able to perform tests on the eyes of your turtle to determine
the severity.
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