Redfoot may be sick

[Ramus]

Hello I had noticed some problems with my redfoot but after he blew snot bubbles. He lately hasn't been active and has not eaten anything to my knowledge. The kind of lighting I am using is this http://thetyedyediguana.com/products/Mini-Combo-Deep-Dome-Lamp-Fixture.html and for the bulbs http://thetyedyediguana.com/products/Basking-Spot-Lamp.html 100 watt and http://thetyedyediguana.com/products/Natural-Light-ION-Bulb.html. The humidity is kept at 80% and the temperature at 78.

 

[dmmj]

How do the eyes look?

 

[Ramus]

I can see white part of it's eye more than usual and im not sure if they are puffy or wet. Here are pictures I took of him just now.

 

[yillt]

Wait for a couple of days if he gets worse then take him to the vet.

 

[JoesMum]

The pics are too dark for me to tell anything. I advise that you get rid of that ion bulb immediately and replace it with something else. It is a compact UVB source and these bulbs, time and again, have been shown to cause serious eye problems. The best type of UVB source is the sun. Indoors an MVB bulb is very good which will also give you a basking heat. It needs replacing roughly every 9 months to remain effective.

The alternative is a tube type UVB fitting which would need replacement every 6 months to remain effective.

But please take the ion bulb out now... before you have a replacement. That may be the source of some of your problems.

Next get a decent thermometer. A temperature gun type is best and check your temperatures, warm end, cool end and directly under the basking lamp as that is the most likely source of inactivity problems. We also need to know your overnight minimum temperature.

 

[Ramus]

Over night temperature is at 71 degrees and for my other redfoot im using this http://thetyedyediguana.com/products/Deep-Dome-Lamp-Fixture.html and for the bulb http://thetyedyediguana.com/products/PowerSun-UV.html .

 

[JoesMum]

Over night temperature is at 71 degrees and for my other redfoot im using this http://thetyedyediguana.com/products/Deep-Dome-Lamp-Fixture.html and for the bulb http://thetyedyediguana.com/products/PowerSun-UV.html .

That power sun bulb is MVB (mercury vapour bulb) which I good

 

[Ramus]

I had let him outside and within a couple minutes he was active. I put a couple of pieces of strawberries and he ate them both. I have ordered a deep dome fixture with the mvb. It should come on Monday and for now I am going to have to house both my redfoots together.