Hi everyone,
Yesterday I noticed my Russian, Turquoise, had bubbles near his eye and checked again today and he had them once again - not many but a few. Was wondering what this could mean for his health and what measures might need to be taken? Or maybe I’m just overreacting (maybe the most likely scenario)?
Also quick question on his shell - I’ve noticed this and it’s been like this for a long time but seems rather dry? Not sure how big of an issue this is but picture is attached here.
Some background: I’ve only noticed it once before, last year’s summer when I took him outside from inside one day and thought it was due to the temperature and lighting change from inside to outside.
He’s currently in an 8x4 open top enclosure (made from PVC and wood) with cypress mulch, basking lamp, two UVB lamps (Arcadia 12 - I think, that run a few hours each day, prob will need replacing soon) and some tube-style T8-T12 fluorescent lamps which run all the time and are ambient. He’s got a water dish, a few live plants, and a couple hides. I just checked the temps and the cool side is about 75F, basking spot is about 94-100 F. Humidity is higher than it has been due to our wetter/warmer temps around here and I added some water to his enclosure to keep the substrate not dusty this past weekend. Humidity was about 50% but can range from around 27-60% usually.
I live in an apartment so he does not get out as much as I’d like, and it’s still pretty cold here but hoping I can get him outside soon!
He eats mostly grocery stock currently, being endive, escarole, spring mix, turnip greens, mustard greens, watercress. I did notice he chomped a bit out of a pothos plant I had in his enclosure yesterday, maybe like 1/2 of a leaf. I use TNT and calcium supp a couple times a week and also some days use fiber supplement by zoo med.
Anyways i very much appreciate it and thanks all in advance!!
Yesterday I noticed my Russian, Turquoise, had bubbles near his eye and checked again today and he had them once again - not many but a few. Was wondering what this could mean for his health and what measures might need to be taken? Or maybe I’m just overreacting (maybe the most likely scenario)?
Also quick question on his shell - I’ve noticed this and it’s been like this for a long time but seems rather dry? Not sure how big of an issue this is but picture is attached here.
Some background: I’ve only noticed it once before, last year’s summer when I took him outside from inside one day and thought it was due to the temperature and lighting change from inside to outside.
He’s currently in an 8x4 open top enclosure (made from PVC and wood) with cypress mulch, basking lamp, two UVB lamps (Arcadia 12 - I think, that run a few hours each day, prob will need replacing soon) and some tube-style T8-T12 fluorescent lamps which run all the time and are ambient. He’s got a water dish, a few live plants, and a couple hides. I just checked the temps and the cool side is about 75F, basking spot is about 94-100 F. Humidity is higher than it has been due to our wetter/warmer temps around here and I added some water to his enclosure to keep the substrate not dusty this past weekend. Humidity was about 50% but can range from around 27-60% usually.
I live in an apartment so he does not get out as much as I’d like, and it’s still pretty cold here but hoping I can get him outside soon!
He eats mostly grocery stock currently, being endive, escarole, spring mix, turnip greens, mustard greens, watercress. I did notice he chomped a bit out of a pothos plant I had in his enclosure yesterday, maybe like 1/2 of a leaf. I use TNT and calcium supp a couple times a week and also some days use fiber supplement by zoo med.
Anyways i very much appreciate it and thanks all in advance!!
