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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    i have gotten eye drops for him they are safe for him to use.
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    yea, the other day it was but now theyre both closed
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    yes let me get one real quick
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    he cannot see his eyes won't open
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    the food dish has been placed by him but he still hasn't ate. He has poked his head out of his shell even more than the last time i checked on him.
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    I've been soaking him in banana baby food and still nothing. I have also tried to get him to eat bananas and that doesnt work either:(
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    yes he does
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    Okay, thank you very much for that information. It is very helpful.
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    okay, i really cannot tell you how much i appreciate this. Thank you for all of the tips i will try everything you said to do.
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    What do i do about his eye? Should i get special eye drops for him. I've also heard that steam helps open their eyes.
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    The light is a bit bright not very though. His eyes weren't open at the reptile expo i just thought he was resting. I got a closer look at his eyes today and i found that one is open while the other is closed.
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    I use a 75 watt bulb for the day but the room he is kept in gets pretty hot so that raises the temp. And i read that coir gets stuck in their eyes so i tried to stay away from that. I do have organic soil that i use for my Russian. I could use that for this one too.
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    the temp during the day is around 80-85F and at night 75F. Does it matter what kind of plants to put into the cage?
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    is this okay? i am cleaning out the water dish before putting it into the cage
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    okay i have another cage for him i'll put into that now. i also have an old water dish from my Russian so i will put that into his cage as well
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    For the day time i use a 75 watt reptile bulb and at time i switch it to a black nightlight bulb that is also 75 watt. No i don't know what kind the breeder was using there wasn't much time to talk he had many other customers. The routine is around 10 pm i switch to a night bulb and at 6:30 am i...
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    New Hinge Back tortoise

    3 days ago i went to a reptile expo and purchased a hinge back tortoise. The seller did not tell me the sex age or type of hinge back. When i went up to the cage it's head was out and looked healthy. Once i got him(im calling him a him because i don' t like using 'it') i put him into a cage with...
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