hello Everyone,
My name is jeff. I have two red-footed tortoises at home. They are about a year to a year and a half old. Their diet consists of mustard or collard greens 4 times a week, fruits and/or veggies (no citrus) 2 times a week, and a treat once a week (protein every other week, tomatoes or flowers in between). I use TNT on the greens twice a week. The substrate is sphagnum moss mixed with coconut coir. They have a UVB heat lamp on one side and a hide at the other. On the warm end it is usually in the mid to high 80's (about 90 underneath the lamp) with about 40-50% humidity. On the cool end it is room temperature with about 60-75% humidity. The lamp is on 12 hours a day. The tortoises have a water dish for saoking and a cuttlebone.

The problem is I am deployed overseas and my wife is taking care of the little ones. She said this morning that their plastern (spelling?) is starting to get softer. I told her to increase the TNT with the greeens and add some calcium powder in with it. I am worried though. They should be getting enough calcium with the cuttlebone in there, unless they arnt eating it. SHould I send my wife to go get a flavored one (banana maybe) to make it more enticing? Should i tell her to take the little ones outside on the porch for some sun? Should i relax?

Thank you,
Jeff

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