rezvanfard

Question
Dear

I ' ve been having a small green turtile for about 1year.i 'd sell it one year ago, when it was very tiny.
now it seems about only 12 or 15 month old.
it's in the red eared spices
i feed it by chiness product contains white fish meal,gumard,wheat albumen,cod-liver oil,lectithin
 my turtile is free in my apartement and can move everywhere. i just put it in tank of water for a few hours a day.
but now , it stoped eating for about 4 weeks
and i also realized that it's  eyes are closed and puffy all the time.

according to some online information , i used gentamycin and cloroamfenicle and vitA eye drop and keep its place and pooling water warmbut my turtile is syill sick.
it is very week these days and i'm realy worry about it.
especial vet is out of reach

thanks alot for your help


Answer
Red-ear Sliders are water turtles and should be kept in an aquatic tank most of the time- as long as they have a place to climb out, like a log or something.

The puffy eyes are probably from dryness and stress- vitamin A and the other stuff are not treating the real problem.

The diet needs help as well.

For good care info and diet ideas, try http://www.redearslider.com

Good luck!