Jenna kamenski
Active Member
Hi all
This is jenna and I believe my baby sulcata might be sick...I'm hoping I can get some help, especially since there isn't any reptile vets available in my area...I live in Greenville sc...I've been reading on these threads ever since we got trooper and I knew this was the place to go...
We bought trooper from myturtlestore.com a month ago exactly and was way more active than he is now...the day after Christmas is when we noticed him not being active and always keeping his eyes shut, moves around every so often, not eating much...his eyelids are white and from what I've read throughout different threads is he might have a vitamin deficiency??
His basking spot ranges from 95-100 and outside of his basking area ranges from 80-85, he used to be in a 30-40 gal Rubbermaid tote but switched it up last night to a 10gal aquarium and the reason why we switched it up is because we found out his uv light was too far away from him and my fiancé thought the switch up would be best to monitor his activity and wanted to make sure he is getting the uv light...
we just bought him a 80w solar glo yesterday and also using zoomed reptisun 10 uvb...
Yesterday I soaked him in the carrot baby food twice, both times for about 30 min, soaked him again today in the carrot baby food for about 30 min as well and he even went to the bathroom in the soak today, also soaked him again a little bit ago in just water for about 10 min...each time while soaking his eyes open up and seems a bit happy, walks around a little but seems weak...put him back in his tank, he walks around some and closes his eyes...I got him to eat a little bit of kale yesterday after his soak...today I gave him the mazuri diet and from what I can tell he hasn't touched it...I got him some orchard hay today and spread it throughout his tank and in his food bowl in hopes that he might eat it...I'm not really sure what I left out and what other information might needed so please ask what I may of left out...
I'm going to attach some pictures of trooper...
the first pic is from his soak yest
The 2nd, 3rd and 4th pic is before his 10 min soak just a little bit ago
And the last is after his 10 min soak
What other information is needed? What could be wrong with trooper and what do we need to do??? Please help!!
This is jenna and I believe my baby sulcata might be sick...I'm hoping I can get some help, especially since there isn't any reptile vets available in my area...I live in Greenville sc...I've been reading on these threads ever since we got trooper and I knew this was the place to go...
We bought trooper from myturtlestore.com a month ago exactly and was way more active than he is now...the day after Christmas is when we noticed him not being active and always keeping his eyes shut, moves around every so often, not eating much...his eyelids are white and from what I've read throughout different threads is he might have a vitamin deficiency??
His basking spot ranges from 95-100 and outside of his basking area ranges from 80-85, he used to be in a 30-40 gal Rubbermaid tote but switched it up last night to a 10gal aquarium and the reason why we switched it up is because we found out his uv light was too far away from him and my fiancé thought the switch up would be best to monitor his activity and wanted to make sure he is getting the uv light...
we just bought him a 80w solar glo yesterday and also using zoomed reptisun 10 uvb...
Yesterday I soaked him in the carrot baby food twice, both times for about 30 min, soaked him again today in the carrot baby food for about 30 min as well and he even went to the bathroom in the soak today, also soaked him again a little bit ago in just water for about 10 min...each time while soaking his eyes open up and seems a bit happy, walks around a little but seems weak...put him back in his tank, he walks around some and closes his eyes...I got him to eat a little bit of kale yesterday after his soak...today I gave him the mazuri diet and from what I can tell he hasn't touched it...I got him some orchard hay today and spread it throughout his tank and in his food bowl in hopes that he might eat it...I'm not really sure what I left out and what other information might needed so please ask what I may of left out...
I'm going to attach some pictures of trooper...
the first pic is from his soak yest
The 2nd, 3rd and 4th pic is before his 10 min soak just a little bit ago
And the last is after his 10 min soak
What other information is needed? What could be wrong with trooper and what do we need to do??? Please help!!