Our tort is 2years+ old. Bought him from a pet shop with a beginners setup.
Since October last year, his eyes have become closed and swollen and haven’t opened since.. we’ve tried eye drops, carrot baths. Those don't seem to be doing anything. Only thing i can think of, we changed the substrate around that time last year, from all tort soil to soil at the bottom and hemp bedding on top. Hes not eaten or drank since oct/nov last year. But we put that down to him choosing to hibernate.
Our setup is as follows:
▪wooden Viv
▪temp around 70-75f
▪Hemp bedding & soil
▪80w deep heat projector IR-A IR-B (basking)
▪arcadia desert 10%+ uv lamp
▪micro climate dimmer b1
▪tortoise food
▪earth-pro-a & calciumpro mg
All bought from petshop as a starter setup.
Today we are going to clean him out and replace the substrate with the tort soil.
Any advice would be brilliant as the next stage will be a visit to the vets (hoping there open during this coronavirus pandemic)
thanks in advance.
Since October last year, his eyes have become closed and swollen and haven’t opened since.. we’ve tried eye drops, carrot baths. Those don't seem to be doing anything. Only thing i can think of, we changed the substrate around that time last year, from all tort soil to soil at the bottom and hemp bedding on top. Hes not eaten or drank since oct/nov last year. But we put that down to him choosing to hibernate.
Our setup is as follows:
▪wooden Viv
▪temp around 70-75f
▪Hemp bedding & soil
▪80w deep heat projector IR-A IR-B (basking)
▪arcadia desert 10%+ uv lamp
▪micro climate dimmer b1
▪tortoise food
▪earth-pro-a & calciumpro mg
All bought from petshop as a starter setup.
Today we are going to clean him out and replace the substrate with the tort soil.
Any advice would be brilliant as the next stage will be a visit to the vets (hoping there open during this coronavirus pandemic)
thanks in advance.