Hey everyone, I recently acquired a young 3 month old sulcata, (possible 4 months by now), but i kept reading that about a soft shell issue where should the shell too soft, the tortoise is a goner..
That being said, i buy organic spring mix, he so far in the 1-2 weeks i've had him, I have fed him lettuce, arugala and something else from the spring mix, in addition to that i have let grounded up timothy which i dont think has gotten in his system too much because he does not like it...only in recently have i began to sprinkle calcium + d3 on his greens...but thats because he gets about 2-4 hours of direct sunshine everyday, 3 of those days were in the screen protected porch so im not sure how much UV he actually got...
but the main concern i have right now is that the sides of his shell when i put pressure, i can feel them able to be pressed in slightly...same with the under side, the top seems hard...but over all the shell seems thin to me...i can't tell if i just noticed this since i got him or this developed in the 1-2 weeks ive had him...what is considered a soft shell?
That being said, i buy organic spring mix, he so far in the 1-2 weeks i've had him, I have fed him lettuce, arugala and something else from the spring mix, in addition to that i have let grounded up timothy which i dont think has gotten in his system too much because he does not like it...only in recently have i began to sprinkle calcium + d3 on his greens...but thats because he gets about 2-4 hours of direct sunshine everyday, 3 of those days were in the screen protected porch so im not sure how much UV he actually got...
but the main concern i have right now is that the sides of his shell when i put pressure, i can feel them able to be pressed in slightly...same with the under side, the top seems hard...but over all the shell seems thin to me...i can't tell if i just noticed this since i got him or this developed in the 1-2 weeks ive had him...what is considered a soft shell?