Update 2: So far so good. I purchased Mercury Vapor bulb and they are responding much better to light. Personally I think the old coil 10.0 bulb was not strong enough through the mesh screen. It was 13 inches away and with the UVB loss through screen the tortoise’s were not getting enough UVB...
Update. I stopped using the coil light. The tortoise is still lathergic but has eaten a little more each day. He has also gone to the bathroom each day. His eyes are open now most of the time. The last two days we had a strong sunlights and I brought them outside. When he is in the sun he...
The first tortoise I got was by himself and he went down the same path this one is heading. I will try and cut screen so the light is direct. Maybe that will help. They both always do better when they are out in direct sunlight. I live in Florida so it is warm and sometimes the sun is strong...
ZooMed ReptiSun 10.0 UVB. I just got a new one yesterday. I was thinking maybe the old bulb was not working. The only one was 5 months. I know you have to replace them.
I have 2 Herman tortoise. They are about 3 months old. They both had big appetites up until 2 days ago. One of them barely eats and his eyes are shut for most of the day. He also does not move much. I lost a tortoise to MBD in past.
I changed out and purchased a new UVB bulb they also have a...
I am new to this forum. I got my daughter a Hermann tortoise for her bday. Everything was great and then he seemed to become very lathergic and would not eat. I notice his shell became very soft. His bedding was a coconut fiber substrate looked like dirt. I noticed it looked wrapped around...