YoshiDavid
New Member
My female red foot is a rescue (estimated 10 y/o). I’ve had her since start of autumn 2020 and I live in Canada so she’s indoor. Did a lot of research and thought I had things right as she seemed to be happy and healthy. Lately, she’s been spending a lot more time in her hide and appeared to be trying to itch her face with her arm repeatedly. Upon closer inspection I noticed what looked to be a dry rash like lesion or scab at the edge of her neck. There are some other similar looking spots on other parts of this tender skin. Her eyes seem to be producing more moisture as well and occasional little bubbles form at the eye itself. Initially I thought I had the humidity wrong (too low and dry?) and also that maybe she got bacterial infection somehow. Now I’m thinking the UVB is too close. Just saw vet who said Keratitis and prescribed antibiotics but didn’t suggest a cause or course of action to take to prevent this in the future. I also read in the red foot manual that the UVB bulb rating should be approx 5000 (I forget the unit but that was the value). I looked up the value for the particular bulb I purchased and it was rated at 6500. Sorry this was a bit unfocused, I’m just trying to paint a thorough picture in hopes that anyone might be able to help me. I feel I’ve done something disastrous and I just want my girl to live her best life. Thank you in advance.