I've noticed my water turtle's eyes, only the top of them, have become gradually red and puffy over the past week.
Now, I did buy him a new basking light last week (MVB, not coil) with the same wattage as the light he already had (100w) at the same distance to the basking spot. Even so, perhaps the UV output is stronger and may have burned the top of his eyes? What do you think?
It's the only new variable. If so, I can just try a lower wattage bulb or a different brand, as I think the one before was a Powersun and the new one had some sort of sketchy Chinese packaging/mis-spellings that I bought from Amazon.
Sorry for the low quality pictures, he is a wiggler and always active. He gave me a heart attack minutes before by having a large piece of shrimp stuck in his throat, which I promptly ripped out.
Attaching his basking area and a before pic as well.
Now, I did buy him a new basking light last week (MVB, not coil) with the same wattage as the light he already had (100w) at the same distance to the basking spot. Even so, perhaps the UV output is stronger and may have burned the top of his eyes? What do you think?
It's the only new variable. If so, I can just try a lower wattage bulb or a different brand, as I think the one before was a Powersun and the new one had some sort of sketchy Chinese packaging/mis-spellings that I bought from Amazon.
Sorry for the low quality pictures, he is a wiggler and always active. He gave me a heart attack minutes before by having a large piece of shrimp stuck in his throat, which I promptly ripped out.
Attaching his basking area and a before pic as well.
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