Recent content by Shelly&Poseidon

I read and watched a ton of videos on setup and care so I thought I had everything as it should be. But I dont think it was environmental being the other tort is doing great. Walks around the cage and is constantly trying to climb the one large rock and flipping himself over.. :) Shelly's...

Shelly appears to have died. I put in the new light yesterday and she even drank some of the carrot water yesterday. This morning her eyes where open. 6 year old is taking it pretty hard. I dont think it was environmental because the other done is doing great. :(

Shelly is moving around still but I haven't seen any eating. I will up the soaks from 30min to 60min. I have this in the dome and a red heat lamp on the other side:

Shellys eyes are shut again. :( So I started the eye drops. Twice a day is what it says on the bottle. Also how often are you changing out the bedding? And should I soak and then squeeze the water out of it so it stays damp/wet?

Great news! following everything that was said and after the last soak with baby food carrots Shelly opened both eyes! The eye drops will be delivered today, should I still use them?

Which of these would you recommend? I have the color changing cards that i have been using to test my current setup.

UV light is mounted approx 8.5" above the substrate. What bulb would you recommend?

Hey all! Been lurking and reading through the site for the last few months. But hoping to get some advice before I through the kitchen sink at her. I got two baby Hermann's for the kids (Shelly and Poseidon) I think they where around 2-3m when I got them back in February. Up until a couple...