Jenna nico
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okay, so I'm new here and still figuring things out.
I got a baby tortoise on Saturday from a reptile show in PA. He's about 3 months old, but not exactly sure. I chose him because he seemed to be the most active and was eating so much! (Just like his momma, hence the instant connection)
However, since we brought him home we notice his eyes are closed a lot. At first we thought he was just sleeping, but at one point his eyes were closed and he kept kind of moving his head in and out of his shell and opening his mouth.
He's still eating, still walking around, but his eyes are just closed a lot.
We have a UV Lamp and a heat lamp for his enclosure and keep the UV on for about 12 hours a day. We soak him for about 10 minutes daily.
He's been eating a lot of kale and spring mix and we also got him supplement pellets.
Any advice would be greatly appreciative. I'm already a overprotective paranoid momma!!
I got a baby tortoise on Saturday from a reptile show in PA. He's about 3 months old, but not exactly sure. I chose him because he seemed to be the most active and was eating so much! (Just like his momma, hence the instant connection)
However, since we brought him home we notice his eyes are closed a lot. At first we thought he was just sleeping, but at one point his eyes were closed and he kept kind of moving his head in and out of his shell and opening his mouth.
He's still eating, still walking around, but his eyes are just closed a lot.
We have a UV Lamp and a heat lamp for his enclosure and keep the UV on for about 12 hours a day. We soak him for about 10 minutes daily.
He's been eating a lot of kale and spring mix and we also got him supplement pellets.
Any advice would be greatly appreciative. I'm already a overprotective paranoid momma!!