I am so sorry to hear about your star. That’s crazy the same situation is happening to me. I have another baby and he doesn’t eat the substrate. I took him to the vet and his X-rays didn’t show any signs of inflation.
Basking temp: 89-100 w. Temp Switch to turn off if it got too hot.
UVB lighting
Food: Cabbage, Carrot zest, Hibiscus flower,
DL greens, calcium (No D) every day.
He would soak himself daily in his bath and I would soak him once a day.
This was his routine.
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My 3M Desert Tort Bentley, died from eating his substrate. I have yet to come across posts or content, warning people with the negative side effects and danger, of keeping babies on wood chip or any substrate.
He hate so much of it, his stomach and intestine...