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i need help with my tortiose.

22 16:03:26

Question
You see, i just bought a tortoise with my Christmas money... He is 7 months. i feed him mostly lettuce and sometimes corn and carrots and Vegi's like tht. he doesn't seem to like fruits. well he is starting to get this dry skin stuff around his eyes. it doesn't look like shedding skin or anything its just flakey really dry looking stuff. im not sure what it is or how to help it. Ive been giving him warm baths like it said to do online..My sister thinks maybe he is alergic to something and my mom thinks maybe the bedding we got him called "Desert Blend" Ground English Walnut Shells has something to do with it. I really just want to know if i can do anything to help it or if it is bad or not. Plz can u help me?

Answer
It would be helpful to know the species. However, there is no species that would appreciate a diet primarily of lettuce, corn and carrots. Dry stuff around the eyes may indicate that the tortoise is dehydrated.

Ground shell bedding is also a very drying material, also suggesting that it is dehydrated.

Again, without knowing the species, there is not much I can do to help. But- you can post at a forum like http://www.tortoiseforum.org where it is easier to ask and get answers.