Sqishy bottom shell

[Myroli]

Has anyone ever heard of a hatchlings bottom shell becoming kinda soft/loose and sqishy?

 

[Myroli]

Here's a picture, it doesn't look any different but when I was putting him back after his soak and time outside I felt something move and when I looked and poked again I saw it move just a little

 

[Lyn W]

Has anyone ever heard of a hatchlings bottom shell becoming kinda soft/loose and sqishy?

Have you done a search to see any related threads ? That may help until someone who knows can answer.

 

[Myroli]

I looked and none of them are really like my situaution because he isn't lethargic or anything...

 

[Lyn W]

Sorry I can't help you but doesn't sound normal. Hope the more experienced guys will help soon.

 

[Myroli]

I don't know that it's necessarily "squishy" because it feels and looks the same, it just moves in a bit when poked, I'm starting to wonder(after reading some other threads) if it's just "pliable" and hasn't hardened yet because he's only about 5 months old, and maybe I just never noticed it?

 

[tortdad]

Pliable is normal but squishy is not. Are you leaving finger print dents when you push?

 

[AZtortMom]

It looks normal to me..pliable is normal. How's his diet? Do you provide calcium supplement?

Does he get outside?

 

[Myroli]

Pliable is normal but squishy is not. Are you leaving finger print dents when you push?

No it just pushes in a tiny bit and then goes back to it's normal position

 

[Myroli]

It looks normal to me..pliable is normal. How's his diet? Do you provide calcium supplement?

Does he get outside?

Yes, once a week on a mix if collard,mustard,and turnip greens. The rest of the week he gets a mix of grasses and weeds from my yard and some new grass stuff from sulcatafood.com and sometimes some if the greens mixed in

 

[tortdad]

No it just pushes in a tiny bit and then goes back to it's normal position

Sounds normal to me. What side of town did you say you were on?

 

[Myroli]

And yes I take him outside just about everyday for at least 20 mins sometimes up to an hour if I have time or if I didn't get home too late fir there to be enough sunshine

 

[Myroli]

Sounds normal to me. What side of town did you say you were on?

I'm in between San Antonio and San Marcos

 

[tortdad]

I'm in between San Antonio and San Marcos

Oh. I thought you were in Houston so I was going to volunteer to stop by to take a peek for you

 

[Myroli]

Oh. I thought you were in Houston so I was going to volunteer to stop by to take a peek for you

No, but thanks for the offer I'm just glad no one thinks he's dying because I totally freaked out when I noticed it this evening, when should it harden?

 

[Tom]

How much does he weigh?

How was he started as a hatchling?

 

[Myroli]

How much does he weigh?

How was he started as a hatchling?

I tried weighing him on a kitchen scale and at first it said 25 grams(it's a dial one not digital) but when I took him off it didn't go back to zero so I reset it and tried again, and that time it didn't move off zero so idk. And idk about before I got him, but until about 3 weeks ago unfortunately dry because i didn't know those dial humidity/temperature gauges from petco didn't actually work so I thought it was at no lower than 60% at all times but really it was only like 20%, but now I keep it up

 

[Tom]

He looks small for a five month old. You might have a problem there. A weight give give me a better clue.

Its all explained here, and I hope this is not the case with yours:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/hatchling-failure-syndrome.23493/

 

[gustaf]

Hows his appetite? Does he eat well?

 

[Myroli]

Hows his appetite? Does he eat well?

Yes he's always ate very good, ever since I got him he's a little eating machine lol