Ok thanks! Do you think that some of the reason for the low temp and maybe lack of UVB light is due to the height of the enclosure? I believe that it is 18" away from the bottom.
this is how I start chopping my opuntia cactus, by very fine dicing
then I just keep running my knife through it until it's almost mash consistency and all that slime-like juice lets out/things get bit slimy
and here it's ready to serve in piles: cactus, escarole with parsley, the bown stuff is soaked Mazuri, and today they get little cucumber (light green on the bottom) and little mango. Sometimes I serve it just like it is on the picture to see what they like best. Today I mixed it all up
and topped it with chopped mango, then I always put couple if fresh leaves for them to snack on. Their main nutrition though is from the pile if mash 
Here's my little Dude. I always worry about his intake. He was shipped to us very young and was not eating. He is the reason I am being so crazy about their food, and giving them all they need to thrive in captivity. He's been eating and growing but I still have to watch him. He'll take few bites and often retreat to his hide. I always watch them eat and noticed the other tort was taking much longer to eat her breakfast. I started getting him back out from the hide and encouraging him to eat, and.... he did!!!! That second take for him is his true meal! He eats like a champ! I don't know what that initial "tasting" is, but I am not taking any chances. He needs to eat to be healthy. I feed those babies 2x day now. Before was serving freshly chopped or blended stuff 3xday and I suspect that this (blending, baby food, frequent feedings) saved this little guy's life
here are both of my "Grand-torts" (my 11yr old daughter owns them)Thank you very much! So that will help the soft plastron?
Better diet, more daily warm soaks, better UVB and temps should help. Not just one but all needs to be changed. The temp should be no lower then 80 with a humidity of 80% and a basking spot of 95_100. Lower the baring bulb to get the temp up which will as give better UVB. Be sure night temps are 80 too. Please read the threads below in my post for proper care.
Yes! Good diet, healthy environment, provide opportunity to play outside (for "sunning" and work those muscles, oxygenate the body), Good health in general , hydration, Kinda like in people, exercise helps us keep good strong bones.
Agree 100%!
