Alright guys I need help round two for little Mr Boysenberry. My brother in law took him to a reptile vet who said that his feet (worn down to nubs from the rock hard dirt) and shell (peeling) will heal with proper food, water and softer substrate. He gave him a vitamin injection and an oral antibiotic. The BIL can't get him to take the antibiotic so any advice on that is helpful.
But more so he has no interest in food and BIL says he is just digging in and staying there for at least half a day at a time.
Currently he is inside in a large rubbermaid tub. He has play sand and coconut coir half and half by weight. The ambient house temperature is between 78 and 83 degrees. He is next to the sliding glass door and is getting some indirect sunlight through it. He has a standard 100W halogen bulb in one corner, but seems to be staying in the unlight corner. I don't know the exact temps at substrate level because BIL does not have a thermometer handy. And honestly I have no idea if that bulb is bad, good, useless, etc.
any help you guys can give me is greatly appreciated.
But more so he has no interest in food and BIL says he is just digging in and staying there for at least half a day at a time.
Currently he is inside in a large rubbermaid tub. He has play sand and coconut coir half and half by weight. The ambient house temperature is between 78 and 83 degrees. He is next to the sliding glass door and is getting some indirect sunlight through it. He has a standard 100W halogen bulb in one corner, but seems to be staying in the unlight corner. I don't know the exact temps at substrate level because BIL does not have a thermometer handy. And honestly I have no idea if that bulb is bad, good, useless, etc.
any help you guys can give me is greatly appreciated.