skippy1988
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Ok I have researched a lot but couldn't seem to find anything about his shell this helps a lot thank you
80% humidity and soaked every day. I just got him 5 days ago.
All of what Tom posts and then the breeder may follow it with a diagnosis of the mysterious, “Failure to thrive syndrome". A fancy sounding issue which in reality is caused from the before mentioned dry starting of hatchlings.You've got a problem there and its not those dents. They hatch at 37 grams. By 10 weeks they should be double or triple that. Lack of growth is often a sign of internal organ damage caused by chronic dehydration in the first few days or weeks after hatching. Sadly, most breeders still start them much too dry and don't soak enough.
You've got a choice. Do the best you can and hope this guy makes it, or return him for a refund ASAP and buy another one from a breeder who starts them right. Totally your call and I support either decision. But be aware, that if he dies in a few weeks or months, the breeder will likely tell you that its your fault because the tortoise was totally fine while he had it. That is how this chronic dehydration thing works. There is a long time delay between the damage occurring and the consequences of the damage showing up. Lack of growth in an otherwise normal active baby is a tell tale sign.
I got him 6 days ago. And he was 30g. I got him from a breeder in Sacramento.