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RE: Causes for Plastron to be Soft?

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Posted by: lizzettebarcel at Wed Jun 17 19:01:36 2009  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by lizzettebarcel ]  
   

Sounds like a calcium deficiency but nobody online is able to diagnose a treatment. Please get him to a vet. A shot of vitamins and calcium can pump them up and wake their apetite. Feed them natural greens and fruits, and get him out in the sun!

Wanda

   

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