Sulcatas face and jaw clicking noise??

[Bkelly]

okay so I have a question. Maybe two actually. My one sulcata his face looks a little dry. Kind of on top of his eyes they seemed cracked in a way? When i put water on them it seems a bit better? What could be the cause of this? I soak him every day he always has access to fresh water. Any thoughts? And 2. He makes a clicking knows with his jaw sometimes. When he eats but after when he is almost done chewing its like a tiny little click or it seems like he is grinding is jaw together. Thats the best way to describe it. Anyone have any idea what that means either?

 

[Bkelly]

His jaws together... I meant

 

[Bkelly]

Its a hatchling by the way!

 

[Jodie]

The clicking is normal. Pictures will help.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

 

[pam]

Welcome

 

[Bkelly]

I can show you a pic, but you can't hear the noise! Here is a pic of Bowser though.

 

[Bkelly]

Here is another one

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum!

The clicking is normal. Some do it, some don't.

As for the skin above the eyes...it's probably because his environment is too dry. Do you have a gauge that you can read the humidity in the habitat?

 

[teresaf]

Also people here have notice that the coil bulbs are blinding some torts. if you are using one I would get rid of it. That bowl that you are using is a flipping hazard, by the way. If you use a substrate that you can bury a terra cotta planter pot up to the rim in it's easier for the babies to get in and out. I use them for my food and water. We love pictures here.

 

[Bkelly]

By the way is too much humidity a bad thing?

 

[Yvonne G]

For babies? Not at all.

 

[tortdad]

He's too dry. I would switch out that reptile carpet with a natural substrate like coconut coir or cypress mulch, then bump the humidity to 80%.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello there and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum.
Have you read http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/ ?
and http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/ can be very useful too.
A high humidity is essential for your baby at this stage more than ever.
Read http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/the-end-of-pyramiding.15137/
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