Winter6174
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I noticed a few weeks back my leopard tortoise hatchling had a soft plastron. I did some research, and read that it was supposed to harden over time. At the time, it was still quite firm, with slight give if I gently pressed. However, these past couple days, Lentil has been losing appetite and actually didn’t eat at all today. I checked my calcium (zoomed brand) and found it was phosphorus free. I just ordered some 2:1 on Amazon. I am severely disappointed in the fact that I didn’t stress over it more when he first started losing some weight. When I first noticed, it was only about 3 grams difference. I weighed him again today, and he went from the original 38 to 33. His plastron is getting softer, but carapace is still firm, although it’s starting to have just a little give around the parts where it connects to the plastron. I’m very worried, does anyone have any tips on what to do, or what the issue actually is? MBD and calcium-phosphorus imbalance is as far as my research takes me, would it be time to consult a vet?