Ellie:)
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Hi,
I'm wondering if someone can help me. I'm concerned about my Russian's shell. It has been this way since I got him a couple of month ago, he is only 10 month but his shell does not look like other hatchlings I've seen. He sort of has the arch on the top and then it sticks out almost like a little shelf on either side.
As far as I am aware, for the first 8 month of his life he was kept on rabbit pellets and his lamp was wrong and had no UVB output so it's no wonder his shell isn't perfect. His substrate is now coco coir, he has an MVB and a basking lamp also. I soak him everyday just to be on the safe side and sprinkle calcium on his food about 4 times a week. I know that MBD is irreversible but was told if I caught it at a young enough age then it should be able to correct itself but his shell has shown no signs of improvement. Am I doing anything wrong? I just want him to have a nice smooth, healthy shell.
If you can think of anything else I could do to help, please let me know
I'm wondering if someone can help me. I'm concerned about my Russian's shell. It has been this way since I got him a couple of month ago, he is only 10 month but his shell does not look like other hatchlings I've seen. He sort of has the arch on the top and then it sticks out almost like a little shelf on either side.
As far as I am aware, for the first 8 month of his life he was kept on rabbit pellets and his lamp was wrong and had no UVB output so it's no wonder his shell isn't perfect. His substrate is now coco coir, he has an MVB and a basking lamp also. I soak him everyday just to be on the safe side and sprinkle calcium on his food about 4 times a week. I know that MBD is irreversible but was told if I caught it at a young enough age then it should be able to correct itself but his shell has shown no signs of improvement. Am I doing anything wrong? I just want him to have a nice smooth, healthy shell.
If you can think of anything else I could do to help, please let me know
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