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    Leopard Tortoise One Eye Puffy and Shut

    Thanks for the reply @Tom @Ink the substrate is a mix of Arcadia earthmix and ProRep bark chips. The earthmix was chosen because it is not a risk of impaction and lets the tortoise dig, the ingerdients list doesn't mention that it inlcudes any sand and is a mix of soil and earthworm husk; which...
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    Leopard Tortoise One Eye Puffy and Shut

    Thanks for the reply @Tom and @Ink Here are the photos of her eye and her enclosure. Sorry for not being as clear as I could have been. The tortoise table area of her enclosure has a halogen heat lamp to provide an area to bask in; when she's outside of her hide. Looking at the...
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    Leopard Tortoise One Eye Puffy and Shut

    @Tom Apologies for the delay in getting back to you both, it has been quite a hectic week this week. I can certainly post pictures of her eye and of her enclosure and shall do this tomorrow for you. The enlcosure is a custom made hybrid between a vivarium and a tortoise table. There's been no...
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    Leopard Tortoise One Eye Puffy and Shut

    Hello again, Our leopard tortoise seems to have one puffy shut eye. She seemed OK the other day but yesterday I noticed this. Her other eye looks to be OK and I don't see any swelling or puffyness. We have bathed her which seemed to help briefly. But this morning she still has her eye shut...
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    New Leopard Tortoise Not Eating

    Hey everyone, Sorry for not replying sooner, I caught covid and had been ill for quite a while and have had a busy schedule since. But I wanted to update everyone too. We got the new vivarium a few days after my last update, and set it all up, see the picture below, and she's been much better...
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    New Leopard Tortoise Not Eating

    Thanks for your reply! I had placed the glass top over it last night and for this morning, only to see how it would influence the temperatures and humidity. They did increase slightly. I will look into getting a UV meter then :) I have placed an order for an enclosed vivarium which should be...
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    New Leopard Tortoise Not Eating

    @Tom and @Lyn W I've attached some photos of the current setup and the tortoise.
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    New Leopard Tortoise Not Eating

    Hi Lyn, Yes we do give her a soak each day but this has only been for around 15-20 minutes, we make sure that the water stays luke warm for her too. I'll try a 40 minute soak instead and see how that goes. I'll post some pics of the setup later today so it's easier to see what it looks like...
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    New Leopard Tortoise Not Eating

    Thank you for the advice on heat mats and cables, when I had been researching the tortoise, prior to purchase, I seen heat mats and cables being discussed. Even Vivexotic tortoise tables are supplied with a glass screen mounted inside the hide, to prevent the tortoise from touching the heat mat...
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    New Leopard Tortoise Not Eating

    Hi Lyn, Thank you for your reply with the detailed information, it is most appreciated! Especially with some examples of the foods that you feed yours from Aldi, I'll have to take a trip to see if I can pick up some. Definitely no go the spinach, since that can block calcium uptake, whenever we...
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    New Leopard Tortoise Not Eating

    For the humidity, I've just checked it again, in the humid hides, it's around 70% to high 80% during the day, and during the night goes up 90% and above. I'll place the probe around the enclosure and check what the humidity is outside. The temperature inside the sleeping area is around 20°C...
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    New Leopard Tortoise Not Eating

    I recently purchased a year or so old leopard tortoise, which we've had for just over a week now. However, whilst she is moving around and exploring, she doesn't seem to be eating anything that's offered. The enclosure is a tortoise table, but the temps are in range of what they require, the...
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