my sick turtle! =[

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snakeguy101;4264374; said:
the puffy eyes are usually caused by a lack of UV or an improper diet. make sure you have the correct bulbs and also try adding a little bit of salt to the water he is in, this helps to prevent infection.

yep, he need more vitiman A and D. i got him spray-on vitimans (you spray it on his food) and i got a liquid vit A and D that i put in his mouth. i have full spectrum uv lighting so i know hes getting uv. ill put some salt in the tank also
 
What kind of uv lights do you have? Full spectrum lights for fish and for reptiles are different. And liquid vitamins don't work well for turtles unless they turtle is fed away from the water, otherwise it will just wash off.
 
aidenb;4264980; said:
What kind of uv lights do you have? Full spectrum lights for fish and for reptiles are different. And liquid vitamins don't work well for turtles unless they turtle is fed away from the water, otherwise it will just wash off.

i use UVB bulbs made for reptiles. and the liquid vitiman is sprayed on then let dried so it soaks into the food. it doesnt wash off while in the water
 
Sounds good, I prefer powdered vitamins though.
 
What diet you offer your turtle? Also wille he is recovering I would change a part of the water every day.
 
You should try adding some more veggies to the diet. And use frozen shrimp instead of freeze-dried since during that process most of the nutrition is lost.
 
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