Hello,
Marley has fungus on his shell He's about 3.5 weeks old now. and I've been treating him with anti-fungal cream after Dan's advice. It feels like he's getting better but at the same time, I feel like he's getting worse. It's almost like there is no progress. Maybe I'm doing it wrong? haha. So I've been doing some research, and was wondering if I should try a different method.
But I was also curious to what caused it. My boyfriend says that it's because it is too humid in his enclosure, but his humidity measure is 55. Shouldn't it be more humid for it to be good for him? Marley is a Sulcata. Is it because his enclosure is dirty? It has been about a month since we set the enclosure up for him. Should I change his substrate? But isn't bed-a-beast/play sand the best one for Sulcata hatchling?
I found this: http://redfoots.com/smf/index.php?topic=544.0
This person says to clean the area with soft toothbrush (like that of a baby) dipped in Betadine, rinse it and apply 1% Clotrimazole anti-fungus cream on the area. He kept him in a non-substrate area to keep the tortoise dry as well.
Should I do what he did? Or is Marley too young for that? I'm really worried that his shell might rot with all that fungus. We're going to change his substrate today entirely to make it 70/30 with bed-a-beast/play sand.
Should I go on with what that person did to help it clean up a bit more? Or is it different because Marley's is on his shell and that person's tortoise had it on his plastron?
Thanks again.
- M&M.
Marley has fungus on his shell He's about 3.5 weeks old now. and I've been treating him with anti-fungal cream after Dan's advice. It feels like he's getting better but at the same time, I feel like he's getting worse. It's almost like there is no progress. Maybe I'm doing it wrong? haha. So I've been doing some research, and was wondering if I should try a different method.
But I was also curious to what caused it. My boyfriend says that it's because it is too humid in his enclosure, but his humidity measure is 55. Shouldn't it be more humid for it to be good for him? Marley is a Sulcata. Is it because his enclosure is dirty? It has been about a month since we set the enclosure up for him. Should I change his substrate? But isn't bed-a-beast/play sand the best one for Sulcata hatchling?
I found this: http://redfoots.com/smf/index.php?topic=544.0
This person says to clean the area with soft toothbrush (like that of a baby) dipped in Betadine, rinse it and apply 1% Clotrimazole anti-fungus cream on the area. He kept him in a non-substrate area to keep the tortoise dry as well.
Should I do what he did? Or is Marley too young for that? I'm really worried that his shell might rot with all that fungus. We're going to change his substrate today entirely to make it 70/30 with bed-a-beast/play sand.
Should I go on with what that person did to help it clean up a bit more? Or is it different because Marley's is on his shell and that person's tortoise had it on his plastron?
Thanks again.
- M&M.