Urgent Care :: soft shell in res?

[yumikoinichi]

i have a two inch red ear slider and i discovered that his shell near the tail is really soft.when i press it it bends a little...what is it? i dont have a uvb light coz uvb bulb is extrememly hard to find in my country....please help!

[Diamondbacks4Life]

At 2 inches a little bend is normal, usually its not until 3inches does then brim of the shell no longer give. So its nothing to worry about.

[yumikoinichi]

really? im sooo relieved . but ill try my best to find a uvb bulb!its soft and im super super,worried thank you sooo much! so scared to press the shel imafraid it will break..

[steve]

You shouldn't need to press down on it anyway. Make sure the food you're using has some vitamin d3 and see if you can get some sun exposure (with complete/constant supervision).

[yumikoinichi]

i pressed down on it to check for soft shell...after that then i realised that my turts shell is soft...okay will do thanks