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My girlfriend and I brought home a hatchling sully 2 weeks ago. His name is Orson and from his petite size I'm assuming he's only a few weeks old. I have an indoor and outdoor enclosure for him here in San Diego. His indoor enclosure is the ZooMed Tortoise House. I have a MVB on a 12 hour timer and an inferred lamp for night. Coconut substrate, a large water dish always available and I keep a combination of St. Augustine grass, dandelion greens and flowers, mixed lettuces (from my garden) and hibiscus. Every other day I sprinkle a calcium/vitamin mix on the grass.
Orson is an early riser. He wakes me in the morning with his scratching on the wall. I take him outside into his rather large outdoor enclosure. He will spend anywhere from 2-8 hours outside almost everyday.
He is very active and adventurous as well as a voracious eater. From what I can see he is a very happy and healthy little tort.
My only concern is that on the right side of his shell one of the sections indented. The rest of his shell is round and looks great, but that one section isn't rounding out.
I keep hoping that with ample sunlight, healthy diet, proper soaking and hydration that it will correct itself. Is this safe to assume or should I be concerned??
Orson is an early riser. He wakes me in the morning with his scratching on the wall. I take him outside into his rather large outdoor enclosure. He will spend anywhere from 2-8 hours outside almost everyday.
He is very active and adventurous as well as a voracious eater. From what I can see he is a very happy and healthy little tort.
My only concern is that on the right side of his shell one of the sections indented. The rest of his shell is round and looks great, but that one section isn't rounding out.
I keep hoping that with ample sunlight, healthy diet, proper soaking and hydration that it will correct itself. Is this safe to assume or should I be concerned??