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I have been reading alot of posts lately pretaining to soft shell mainly in Sulcatas and Leopard.

I was just curious as to what might be cause of this soft shelled syndrom might be.

Any thoughts?
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Kelly Wood

1.1 Cherry Head Redfoots

1.2 Brazillian Redfoots

0.0.4 Leopard tortoises

1.1 Sandfire Bearded Dragons

0.2 Dogs

1.3 Parakeets

That's easy... not enough calcium in the bone that is supposed to make up the shell.
What's not an easy answer is the reason that there is not enough calcium. The deficiency can be caused by a nutritional imbalance or a physical problem (dehydration, parasites, improper environmental conditions). I believe it is more likely a physical problem for most cases in the winter time.
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Ed
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Trying to keep the fun in Chelonian care

Considering how strong natural sunlight is and how important
it is to convert D3 for reptiles I think the lighting is
a big factor. I would use the best available lights which
in my opinion are the mercury balast bulbs and toss the
tube lights to the curb. I also think that (from what
I have read over the years on this forum) that many people
keep their basking spots temperatures too low and their hatchlings too
cool in general.

What about distance you suggest to keep the light? Some may have the right light but not the correct distance.

Shion