Hi!
My name is Margaret. I just got a Sulcata hatchling a couple days ago. Once she arrived I quickly noticed her L eye was grey. I’ve posted a picture of her eye that was taken shortly after she arrived.
She currently is in a Zoo Med tortoise house. The substrate is 50/50 top soil and peat moss. During the day I use the Zoo med 10.0 Reptisun Fluorescent UVB bulb, and the 100W Zoo Med Repti Basking spot lamp. During the night I use the 100 W Zoo med ceramic infrared heater.
Ambient temperature is 85/90 during the day. 75 during the night. The humidity is only 60 on average during the day. But I have a log I soak daily in her dark spot and spray her cage and dark spot twice a day, when she burrows the substrate underneath her is slightly damp throughout the cage. The dark area humidity is around 70, today I am covering the dark spot with like part of shower curtain to increase humidity in there. I soak her daily for 20-30 minutes, and she drinks well during her soaks.
She’s eating well (dandelion greens, baby spring mix, cucumbers, etc.), with calcium sprinkled on every few days (but I’ve only had her since Thursday). Also giving her smooshed turtle chow on top of her greens every other day. She’s moving around a lot and is very active.
But her eye does not seem to be improving. It was like this when we received her- I cannot tell if she’s blind in that eye or not.
Do you think it’s due to dehydration? Congenital? I have a vet appointment but not till this next week.
I just want to make sure I’m taking care of her properly!
I have an outside area for her as well whenever it’s nicer outside.
Thank you!
BTW I named her Trudy
My name is Margaret. I just got a Sulcata hatchling a couple days ago. Once she arrived I quickly noticed her L eye was grey. I’ve posted a picture of her eye that was taken shortly after she arrived.
She currently is in a Zoo Med tortoise house. The substrate is 50/50 top soil and peat moss. During the day I use the Zoo med 10.0 Reptisun Fluorescent UVB bulb, and the 100W Zoo Med Repti Basking spot lamp. During the night I use the 100 W Zoo med ceramic infrared heater.
Ambient temperature is 85/90 during the day. 75 during the night. The humidity is only 60 on average during the day. But I have a log I soak daily in her dark spot and spray her cage and dark spot twice a day, when she burrows the substrate underneath her is slightly damp throughout the cage. The dark area humidity is around 70, today I am covering the dark spot with like part of shower curtain to increase humidity in there. I soak her daily for 20-30 minutes, and she drinks well during her soaks.
She’s eating well (dandelion greens, baby spring mix, cucumbers, etc.), with calcium sprinkled on every few days (but I’ve only had her since Thursday). Also giving her smooshed turtle chow on top of her greens every other day. She’s moving around a lot and is very active.
But her eye does not seem to be improving. It was like this when we received her- I cannot tell if she’s blind in that eye or not.
Do you think it’s due to dehydration? Congenital? I have a vet appointment but not till this next week.
I just want to make sure I’m taking care of her properly!
I have an outside area for her as well whenever it’s nicer outside.
Thank you!
BTW I named her Trudy
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