Puffy eyes

[Keelz78]

I have no idea if I have managed to post a picture correctly? My female Horsefield is 3-4 years old I’ve had her for about a week I have improved her diet and substrate she now has a bath once a day etc, she needs a beak trim I will book an appointment ASAP, I have a mini coil uv bulb I know it’s the same type she had before she came to live me I was wondering if this is what is making her eyes puffy??
Any advise would be much appreciated

 

[LaLaP]

Yes those coil bulbs have been known to cause eye problems. I'd get rid of it right away and get a fluorescent tube uvb light. Arcadia makes very nice ones.

 

[Keelz78]

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  Yes those coil bulbs have been known to cause eye problems. I'd get rid of it right away and get a fluorescent tube uvb light. Arcadia makes very nice ones.

Great thank you! I have never used tube lights before? What watt would I need to use please? Would this be any good?

 

[Stoneman]

Arcadia is what I believe is the preferred bulb, I could be wrong, but @Tom has a page where he states the recommended care for indian stars, and in that page he describes the best straight bulbs to use.

It could also be an issue with humidy. I would add a humid hide ( a plastic box with a wet sponge attached to the top) so that he has somewhere extra humid to go.

 

[Tom]

Read these for all the heating and lighting advice:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/

I have not used the type of bulb in your picture, so I have no idea if they are safe or not. I'd want to put a UV meter under it to make sure the levels are correct, and you will still need something for basking heat.

 

[Ben02]

They don't seem to puffy but that might be the angle