Habitat - Indoor :: Newbee Here. Need Advice with New Tank

[oldmandoter]

Hi all, i have received a turtle from somebody who is moving away. I know nothing about setting up an aquarium so i with the use of gogle - fu, found out what I can. Unfortunately I have brought already this set - up before I found out about this forum. Can you please let me know if I have done it correctly.
His eyes are also swollen so i have brought him an eye drop. Appreciate all the advice you can give. Thank you!

[steve]

His eyes look very swollen. When was the last time he ate? Stop using the UVB lamp until the issues with the eyes is sorted out.

[oldmandoter]

2 days ago was the last time i saw him eat something. Should I really stop using the lamp? When I first got him, I think I might have put him in a tank with water which is heavy in chlorine.. I have bought a tarta drop and tried to put it into his eyes with a cotton bud as per the instruction. Please advice i am worried now. He is in a tank filled with bottled water.

[oldmandoter]

I was given frozen shrimps as food. Should i buy a different feed?

[iEzTech]

Everything has a return policy - Can you return the tank and buy a different one? And you'll need a separate lamp for basking too. Can we get closes ups pics of him?

[oldmandoter]

Here is a close up pic. Eyes are really swollen and sometime mucus are coming out of his noise. I don't have money to send for vet.

[steve]

Did the eye drops work? What kind is it? He won't eat if he can't see and at his size, he won't last very long.

[oldmandoter]

It somehow helped. It was an eye drop lotion given to me at the pet shop. His eyes started to open and I am helping him eat. He has eaten a lot today. Small dried shrimps. Shall I feed him daily?

[steve]

Yes daily. No so much shrimps, more pellets (best possible brand you can find).

[oldmandoter]

Thank you steve. I will buy pellets then. Shrimps is all he has been eating I think.