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why does my tortoise open his eyes,hardly close , stay on the same spot, doesnt move, for 2-5 hours2007-11-24 2:04:54

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He could be sleeping. But if his eyes are puffy, and nose is running or blowing bubbles, it could be a respiratory infection:

Respiratory infection: Symptoms include difficulty breathing, breathing with the mouth open, discharge or mucus in the nose (bubbles appear in nostrils), frequent sneezing, lethargy, and lack of appetite. Preliminary treatment of these symptoms should be to increase the temperature of the enclosure to at least 85 degrees and eliminate any cold drafts from the room. Check your pet often to see if the symptoms improve over the next couple of days. If they do, continue treatment until the turtle is 100%. If the symptoms do not go away, or get worse, see a vet immediately. Respiratory infections can accelerate to pneumonia quickly, and will usually be fatal

To find a Herp Vet in your area check these links:

://www.nytts.org/nytts/helpnet.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vets_for_h.

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I dont know, but I think your tortoise is cute.

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I would think it's hibernating as well, which was an answer to the first time you asked about your tortoise, but I do not think this species hibernates. What are the temps in it's enclosure? With fall here and winter closing in, temps outside and in are starting to fall. I would check your temps inside the enclosure and if everything is normal and with in the ranges for the species, then I would get the animal to a vet!

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If his eyes are red and puffy your tortoise is sick and needs to see a veterinarian as soon as possible. Any discharge from the eyes, nose or mouth also means he is sick.