Male snapping turtle wont eat his food and is keeping his eyes shut?

by Valerie

I have a male snapping turtle that is about a year and a half old.

I was moving things around in my room and so I emptied out his 75 gallon tank but still left 3-5 inches of water so it wasn't so heavy and I could move it around, it was like that for around 2 1\2 days and when I fed him and he didnt eat I assumed it was because of the water level
I filled it up and everything today and fed him again (usually he would be starving) but he didnt eat and he has been keeping his eyes shut a ton in the past few days like hes sleeping or something but he had never really done that before.
he still is swimming around and seems okay but if you have any suggestions or comments they would be greatly appreciated!

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Mar 10, 2011
Sick Snapping Turtle
by: Shelly

Your pet could be upset from all the moving about. The thing that concerns me a bit is the closed eyes. Do keep an eye on that. An eye infection is really serious and needs the care of a vet.

If your pet doesn't eat for several days, you may want to see a vet just about that.

Keep it slow and steady.

Mar 09, 2011
help
by: Chew Kai Ming

Pneumonia...
Cannot be helped... bring to vet to make it sleep.
Sad 2 say... :^(

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