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Why do you think his tortoise is a female? Thought it was too young to try and guess its gender. I'm curious.Your first substate was ideal. It just needed to be dampened. Orchid bark is the best substrate for sulcatas.
Glad you switched water bowls. Those pet store ones can drown a tortoises. The one you have now still has sides that are too tall and steep and its too slick. If your tortoise deosn't feel comfortable with its water bowl it won't use it. Terra cotta plant saucers work best.
Your tortoise needs a humid hide. I like to use black dish washing tubs from Walmart. $1.82. Flip it upside down and cut out a door hole.
Your tortoise is probably a female.
Cabbage, and most other store bought foods are not the best diet for your little one. Please read this:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/
Here is a care sheet:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
And finally:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
If your baby is not eating there is a serious problem. Hatchlings do not have the margin of error to accommodate your learning curve. You need to quickly learn and fix whatever is wrong. Your baby does not have time for you to figure this all out, so please read those threads and fix the problem. I'm going to guess the problem is temperatures. Can you tell us your four temperatures and what you are using to maintain them? Got UV? What kind?