russian_hingeback
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- May 1, 2017
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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 a hide log,water dish, food dish, and bedding. I am using the forest bedding from petsmart by Zoomed i believe. I understand that they are shy animals but when he came out of his shell his eyes were closed. I picked him up and they remained closed. Does this mean he could possibly have an eye infection? There doesn't seem to be any swelling or crust around the eyes so i'm not sure what's wrong with him. BTW i named him Gadget