Just thought I would give a bit of an update. Natasha seems a bit better today. when I came home I saw the tunnel she had dug and it looks like she almost turned her house upside down she was digging so much today. This seems like good news as she was barely moving last week. It also looks like...
To measure the temps I have an IR digital thermometer i use to periodically check temps and also an analog thermometer with humidity gauge on the warm side. How do i keep the water warm?
The vet also mentioned she had a little bit of dry irritation on her face and shell. I'm sure the soaks...
We took her to a vet who told my wife that the temps are too high for her. As i stated before though the temp directly underneath the light is 93 or so at this moment and cool spot is 85 with her hideaway in the high 70's.
He told my wife we need to keep it in the high 80's in the hot area...
Seems like Natasha is getting a bit worse. I soaked her last night and this morning i put some food out and her new powersun light. As i was observing her i kept hearing little bubbles almost as if water was trapped in her shell when she was moving. Well then i saw a little bubble at her nose...
Yes that is why i posted that i was most likely going to be taking it back. Would the Powersun or something like that work better as an all in one heat/light/uv?
Hello all,
I'm new to the forums and to torts in general. My wife and I have had Natasha for about a month and a half now. At first we had her in a 40 gal glass terrarium but after seeing how she was constantly bumping into the sides we decided to relocate her into a ZooMed tortoise house...