I just got a new sulcata baby a few weeks ago and he has a soft shell. ive had him under a uv light about 16 hrs a day and feed him turnip greens with a 2:0 calcium dust. the baby is about 2-3 inches long
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Sulcata baby
Pnev24
Jan 17, 2007 03:25 PM
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Melgrj7
Jan 18, 2007 09:28 PM
Sometimes very young babies will have softer shells, they harded as they get older. If you just got him he may not have had a high enough calcium diet prior to you getting him. Just keep feeding him well (lots of weeds and grasses and hays) and sprinkle the calcium on a regular basis. Personally I liked to do calcium 5 days a week, multivitamin once a week and one day were it was just the food with nothing on it when my hermanni was a hatchling. If you keep feeding him well and keep the UVB light currrent his shell should start to harden up.
