Re: question about Redfoot's eyes

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Posted by steve on November 16, 2001 at 16:51:52:

In Reply to: question about Redfoot's eyes posted by Stoli on November 15, 2001 at 15:28:24:

i agree with ej:
watery eyes = low humidity
watery/bubbles from nose = uri
my 2 cents
steve
p.s. also, never heard of upside down tests. seems to me like an upsidedown test would give all kinds of crazy results as it makes it very hard for torts to breathe properly.
my 4 cents,
steve

: Lately from time to time, my male redfoot's eyes have been watery. The only way I can explain the watering is it looks like saliva. It appears to have little bubbles in it, appears whitish, and is in the corner of his eyes. After his daily bath it is gone, and I don't notice everyday, only twice. I noticed it a few weeks ago. When I saw it, I gave him a bath, and turned up the heat in his enclosure. That seemed to do the trick, but I noticed it again the other day. The heat is still up in his enclosure, and it went away again after his bath that day. I was curious if I need to be alarmed by this and what might be causing it. I haven't changed his diet, and he has been in this enclosure for the last 4 months. Thanks for your input.

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: i agree with ej: : watery eyes = low humidity : watery/bubbles from nose = uri : my 2 cents : steve : p.s. also, never heard of upside down tests. seems to me like an upsidedown test would give all kinds of crazy results as it makes it very hard for torts to breathe properly. : my 4 cents, : steve : : Lately from time to time, my male redfoot's eyes have been watery. The only way I can explain the watering is it looks like saliva. It appears to have little bubbles in it, appears whitish, and is in the corner of his eyes. After his daily bath it is gone, and I don't notice everyday, only twice. I noticed it a few weeks ago. When I saw it, I gave him a bath, and turned up the heat in his enclosure. That seemed to do the trick, but I noticed it again the other day. The heat is still up in his enclosure, and it went away again after his bath that day. I was curious if I need to be alarmed by this and what might be causing it. I haven't changed his diet, and he has been in this enclosure for the last 4 months. Thanks for your input.

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