rescued sulcata-soft shell + ?

[bigjohn]

Hi i recently rescued a sulcata found add on craiglist they were selling her for 100 but the just decided to give her to me they said she was two yrs old but was 8 inches i thought there was no way i figure it was about maybe 4 or 5 but anyway they had here in a aquarium and the were feed him almost a ful head of iceburg lettuce a day no outside exposure no water the funny thing is they thought they were goin good so i brung fat stuff what i call her now i noticed she has a real soft shell i put her on a nothing but orchard grass and i sprinkle calcium over every four days make her a pin out side that's 15 x 30 feet and bring her in at night she likes to soak alot and she is very active i also from the pics they sent i did not notice she was pyramiding anything i could do to get her healthier faster ?

 

[wellington]

RE: some advice please

Lots os sunshine and a much improved diet and some good hydration and she should do fine. Has a little pyramiding, but not bad at all for the poor care she has had.

 

[Evy]

some advice please

How do you notice it had soft shell? Is soft at touch? I'm not an expert at all. I'm just a newbie and I would like to make sure my sulcatas are healthy in that aspect. Thank you! I hope someone help you.

 

[bigjohn]

RE: some advice please

How do you notice it had soft shell? Is soft at touch? I'm not an expert at all. I'm just a newbie and I would like to make sure my sulcatas are healthy in that aspect. Thank you! I hope someone help you.

When i went to see her i picked her up in i noticed right away i have 9 other turtles and a 13 months old sulcata and never noticed that on any of them

 

[bigjohn]

RE: some advice please

How do you notice it had soft shell? Is soft at touch? I'm not an expert at all. I'm just a newbie and I would like to make sure my sulcatas are healthy in that aspect. Thank you! I hope someone help you.

So just by picking her up and handling her

 

[Laura]

RE: some advice please

Less sandy soil, get her outside as much as possible., variety of graze is best. Let her mow your lawn!

 

[bigjohn]

here she is the night before i got herHere's fat stuff a month after i rescued her exploring her the START of her new home

 

[bigjohn]

Have had her for almost three months with proper diet plenty of out side time her shell is firming up nicely here is a few pic from her this after noon.

 

[SANDRA_MEISSNEST]

Somehow i cant see the last 2 pics :-/

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