BKWrigley
New Member
Hello tortoise community. My wife and I have a Greek tortoise named Gouda here in Baltimore, MD. We got her in October 2017 from a breeder when she was about a month old. She has been doing really well until the past month or so (when temperatures/humidity here really started dropping).
Lately she has not been eating much at all and hasn't seemed like her spunky self. She has been sleeping more and when she does seem to want to eat, she "misses" her food often, like she can't see it or her perception is off. We have been holding her lettuce for her which helps (romaine, spring mix). She also used to love eating her tortoise food pellets which she has stopped eating.
In regards to her eyesight, it seems her vision is impaired in some way. We have noticed her extra eyelid isnt opening all the way. Otherwise, her eyes still look healthy (they are not puffy, no discharge). She does however react less to movement, sometimes not at all, but seems to still see things fairly well as she can still walk around her habitat fine when she is up and about.
Her habitat has UVB lights and a heat lamp. Temps range in areas from high 70s to high 90s during day. At night, we keep our apartment around 70. Her substrate is made of peat moss and play sand. We have a hygrometer that is showing humidity is low: in the 20s. We have been giving her warm baths about 3x a week and misting her habitat a few times a day for about a week.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. We have been worried for the past few weeks and would love to gather your ideas. I will post some pics. Please let us know if any other info would be helpful. Thanks so much.
Lately she has not been eating much at all and hasn't seemed like her spunky self. She has been sleeping more and when she does seem to want to eat, she "misses" her food often, like she can't see it or her perception is off. We have been holding her lettuce for her which helps (romaine, spring mix). She also used to love eating her tortoise food pellets which she has stopped eating.
In regards to her eyesight, it seems her vision is impaired in some way. We have noticed her extra eyelid isnt opening all the way. Otherwise, her eyes still look healthy (they are not puffy, no discharge). She does however react less to movement, sometimes not at all, but seems to still see things fairly well as she can still walk around her habitat fine when she is up and about.
Her habitat has UVB lights and a heat lamp. Temps range in areas from high 70s to high 90s during day. At night, we keep our apartment around 70. Her substrate is made of peat moss and play sand. We have a hygrometer that is showing humidity is low: in the 20s. We have been giving her warm baths about 3x a week and misting her habitat a few times a day for about a week.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. We have been worried for the past few weeks and would love to gather your ideas. I will post some pics. Please let us know if any other info would be helpful. Thanks so much.