General Care Discussion :: Very Worried Please Help Butter!

[TurtleGirl1985]

Hey guys I brought home butter on 8/25/2011 and ever since i got butter his/her shell has always worried me. Its quite soft and pliable someone said butter is due for a shed but hasnt yet and looks worse since i first took pics of the shell need advice thanks

[TurtleGirl1985]

Heres the what butters shell looked like when i brought him/her home.

[steve]

Let's not worry about shedding... what's he been eating? Has he been basking? What does he have for UVB?

[TurtleGirl1985]

i feed him pellets mostly but sometimes give them a piece of tuna or some mango/strawberry and they just started liking the jello shots Yes he is basking more then peanut and i have a 13 W ReptiGlo 5.0 UVB

[TurtleGirl1985]

o and just took him off the hatchling formula and now on regular sized pellets http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.j ... Id=2752328 this is the current food i give them 9 pellets to share with a little bit of krill in there

[steve]

The lightness is probably from shedding. Continue with the pellets and maybe additional calcium. Try the 26W ReptiGlo when it's time to replace it.

[TurtleGirl1985]

ok my birthday is in 7 days and i asked for gift cards from petco or petsmart so i will stock up on stuff for peanut and butter. O hey i got some good photos of peanut and butter well mostly butter cause hes/shes not camera shy lol check it out when u can