Our greek tortoise, Bowzer, has become very dark on his head and legs over the last couple of months. During that time, I also noticed that he was having problems with crusty eyes. I decided to check his bulbs, which we had recently changed out. We had replaced one of the uvb bulbs with a 10.0 swirly-coil type bulb. I read some articles on those types of bulbs and they usually have tables that show measurements on how close they should be to the substrate and our bulb was too close to Bowzer. We have since moved the fixture higher and Bowzer's eyes are doing great - no problems, but he remains dark.
Guys, did I just sunburn Bowzer? I don't mind that he's darker, I'm just worried that it would be painful to him or otherwise unhealthy for him, besides the eye issues? Any thoughts?
I know, I know, bad turtle mom . . .
Donna
Guys, did I just sunburn Bowzer? I don't mind that he's darker, I'm just worried that it would be painful to him or otherwise unhealthy for him, besides the eye issues? Any thoughts?
I know, I know, bad turtle mom . . .
Donna