General Care Discussion :: shell is soft

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hi i have been on here or had a turtle in about 5 years....i that time i had a son and he is 2 now and he loves dinosaurs and today we went to the swap meet and he seen a turtle and knows they where around with the dinos... anyway i went and bought everything to our my family( name is dinosaur) selttled in went i went to put him in his not home i notice his shell was really soft.. what can i do to make he or she better?

[steve]

A hatchling will have a softer shell. Make sure the turtle has the correct habitat (good basking area, UVB, etc) and a good pellet in his diet. You can also try small amounts of cuttlebone (w/hard backing removed) as an extra source of calcium.

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thank you