Alcapone12
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Lately these past few days no matter what my 6month old sulacata tortoise once inside its enclosure it goes in a corner under it's Timothy hay & sleeps ALL day. 3 weeks ago I brought my torotise to the vet cause I noticed bubbles coming from it's nose. Vet said tortoise had a R.I & also a soft shell on the sides & belly area. Gave torotoise antibiotics & liquid calcium. Just yesterday went back to vet for follow up & they said torotoise improved but tested positive for worms in stool & gave me more medicine. Also torotise went from .52 grams to .49 in weight but took a dump before getting weighed.Vet suggested that I do not need to keep enclosure humid as long as i soak my torotise for 1hr in warm water twice a week. I've changed my torotise enclosure to a smaller wooden box & keep temps between 85F-90F day & night with night bulb. Tortoise eats fine & is very active once outside but as I soon as I put it back in the enclosure goes right into its corner & sleeps ALL DAY. I have a 26w 150 UVB bulb from exo terra. What is wrong??? Can the UVB bulb be too strong & make it hide & want to close its eyes? Please help