Concerned Mommy!

[Tinker-Tot]

I have been soaking her ever day in warm water for 15-20 minutes, she eats a combo of Kale, grass, romaine, Zoo Med pellets, and collard greens. Her outdoor area i just changed to a mix of organic peat moss and soil and her indoor one is exactly as Yvonne G. showed in her thread.

I have noticed the past few days that Tinker's shell is changing...seems to have a bit more give and now after doing her inspection again today her tummy looked much different...advice would be helpful!!

 

[Yvonne G]

Is your baby getting calcium and vitamin d3 (either from the sun or from a UVB light)?

 

[Tinker-Tot]

Calcium no
She spends 2 hours outside every day

 

[Tinker-Tot]

Can I get the calcium powder at a pet store, I saw they had it online...anything else I should do

 

[Yvonne G]

You can buy calcium powder at a pet store. Try to find it without D3 because your baby is getting the D3 from the sun. Also add a cuttlebone to the tortoise's enclosure. If you can't find calcium powder, you can scrape the soft side of the cuttlebone over the food occasionally, but not too much. They won't eat if there's too much calcium on the food. Here's a list of a few calcium-rich foods to offer:

Okra
Collards
Mustard greens
Turnip greens
mulberry leaves
grape leaves