Hi everyone,
I'm worried about my Hermanns, Cornelious. I have had her for 5 years and she is now 7. She has never had any health issues until now. She lives in a open top tortoise table around 1.5m x 0.5m and comes out regularly. The table has a UV light and a heat lamp, they are the same as what she has always had.
I have recently moved house and have tried to make the move as stress free for the tortoise as I can, however she has not been as active as usual and spends most of the day sitting in her log under the heat (it is around 28c as it has always been). She still eats as usual, if anything she eats more than normal. I bath her regularly although she hates it and hisses constantly.
My main concern is at night when I turn the light off she starts to make squeaking hissing noises that go on for about 30 minuets while she moves around digging into the substrate. She has done this before but it has started happening every night. She never makes noises during any other time of day. There is no discharge.
The skin around one of her eyes *not the eye itself* has started to look very pale, only on one eye though. I thought this could be due to dehydration but I bathed her every day and saw no difference. Her food is a mixture of leafy greens from the store and garden and hydrated pellet food. She has always had the same diet and have never seen any problem. I have posted two pictures of both sides.
I would take her to a vet however I am in the UK (Norwich) and can't find any reptile vets! I took her to a standard vets before for a check up and they new very little and had to use a book to even confirm the sex of her, so I don't no if they would have any idea what the issue is. If anyone has a vet they know of near by then please recommend.
I would be very grateful for any help!
I'm worried about my Hermanns, Cornelious. I have had her for 5 years and she is now 7. She has never had any health issues until now. She lives in a open top tortoise table around 1.5m x 0.5m and comes out regularly. The table has a UV light and a heat lamp, they are the same as what she has always had.
I have recently moved house and have tried to make the move as stress free for the tortoise as I can, however she has not been as active as usual and spends most of the day sitting in her log under the heat (it is around 28c as it has always been). She still eats as usual, if anything she eats more than normal. I bath her regularly although she hates it and hisses constantly.
My main concern is at night when I turn the light off she starts to make squeaking hissing noises that go on for about 30 minuets while she moves around digging into the substrate. She has done this before but it has started happening every night. She never makes noises during any other time of day. There is no discharge.
The skin around one of her eyes *not the eye itself* has started to look very pale, only on one eye though. I thought this could be due to dehydration but I bathed her every day and saw no difference. Her food is a mixture of leafy greens from the store and garden and hydrated pellet food. She has always had the same diet and have never seen any problem. I have posted two pictures of both sides.
I would take her to a vet however I am in the UK (Norwich) and can't find any reptile vets! I took her to a standard vets before for a check up and they new very little and had to use a book to even confirm the sex of her, so I don't no if they would have any idea what the issue is. If anyone has a vet they know of near by then please recommend.
I would be very grateful for any help!