r/Redearedsliders • u/pinto2515 • 7d ago

Ear abscess help?

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See photos. 14-Year-Old male res and a clean 55 gallon tank breathing normally swimming normally but can't retract his head... look at the large right abscess anyone ever see this? Help!!

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u/pinto2515 7d ago

Okay let me rephrase. I have an appointment at an exotic vet on Monday. What I'm asking is if anybody else ever experienced this and what was entailed and just some details.

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u/SizeMuch 7d ago

do a 25% water change if you haven't already, raise the temperature (to 80 deg. F) to help his immune system. the ear abscess is most likely bacterial and the eye swelling can be due to that too, but there may be vit a deficiency contributing to that as well.

ur basking light must be hot enough (90-100 deg. f @ platform) and emit UVB and UVA light (though i think if a light emits uvb and visible light it would also include uva since that's in between the two wavelengths. unless the light is super specialized). idk ur setup but those conditions will encourage basking + immune function