Shell hardening

[aluras]

Hello everyone,
My baby sulcata is pretty young, around 4months I think. Its shell and plastron seem to still be kinda soft, Not really soft at all, just has a little give to it. Im sure its not a problem but i just wanted to make sure. How long does it take for it to get really hardend? And what can I do to keep it that way?
The little guy/girl lives on a tort table 4'x2' with a 100w heat light,ceramic heat emitter at night 100w, and a 5.0 UVB. I feed the little one spring mix from the store whith a mix of grass I grew from seeds I got @ www.sulcatafood.com also I mix in some timothy hay cut small. I also have a half of cuttlebone in there that gets chewed on once in a while. Oh and I have a wooden hide in there but it really dosnt get used often....Please let me know what you all think.
Thanks
~Aaron
P.S. Happy new year

 

[Yvonne G]

Babies have a bit of a give to them for the first 8 or 10 months to a year. A little "give" isn't the same as a soft shell.

Yvonne

 

[aluras]

Thanks emysemys. I just wasnt sure.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Aaron, if she doesn't use the hide, where does she sleep? I just went and poked a few of the babies that I have and they feel kinda soft, but you need to remember yours is a baby and mine are babies and you would expect it to be a little soft...squishy is a whole other train going by tho...do you add and powdered calcium on her food? You should do that regularly. Just sprinkle it lightly over her food a couple of times a week...

 

[aluras]

He/she sleeps in the corner under an aloe plant thats in there. And Totally not squishy, Just KINDA SOFT. Im glad to hear that its normal. Thanks