New sulcata with strange bubble

[Lafresa]

Hello, I was given a tortoise recently. On the second day I saw a strange bubble on it neck. That appears and disappears. What could it be?





Heating and feeding rules are followed as far as possible in a temporary enclosed cage.

 

[Ink]

Hopefully an expert can help with the bubble on his neck. @Tom

 

[Yvonne G]

Sounds like there may be a hole in the flesh from the throat that fills up with air. This baby needs to be seen by a good tortoise vet.

 

[Tom]

I don't know what the bubble would be. You'll need some vet help for that.

This baby is in bad shape. Here is the correct care info:

The Best Way To Raise A Sulcata, Leopard, Or Star Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. Babies hatch during the...

tortoiseforum.org

You also need to get rid of the col bulb. Those can burn their eyes and they are not effective for UV anyway.

There are four elements to heating and lighting:

1. Basking bulb. I use 65 watt incandescent floods from the hardware store. Some people will need bigger, or smaller wattage bulbs. Let your thermometer be your guide. I run them on a timer for about 12 hours and adjust the height to get the correct basking temp under them. I also like to use a flat rock of some sort directly under the bulb. You need to check the temp with a thermometer directly under the bulb and get it to around 95-100F (36-37C).
2. Ambient heat maintenance. I use ceramic heating elements or radiant heat panels set on thermostats to maintain ambient above 80 degrees day and night for tropical species. You'd only need day heat for a temperate species like Testudo or DT, as long as your house stays above 60F (15-16C) at night.
3. Light. I use LEDs for this purpose. Something in the 5000-6500K color range will look the best. Most bulbs at the store are in the 2500K range and they look yellowish. Strip or screw-in bulb types are both fine.
4. UV. If you can get your tortoise outside for an hour 2 or 3 times a week, you won't need indoor UV. If you want it anyway, get one of the newer HO type fluorescent tubes. Which type will depend on mounting height. 5.0 bulbs make almost no UV. You need a meter to check this: https://www.solarmeter.com/model65.html

 

[Yvonne G]

I think I see a compact fluorescent bulb. Those have been known to be very harsh on baby tortoises's eyes. Turn it off immediately and get something else.

 

[Lafresa]

Thank you all