red foot not defecating

Question
Hi there, my red foot "Ana" is a year and a half old (approximately) I purchased her on the 19th of December and was appalled to find out they only fed her "tortoise diet" pellets everyday. I know have her on a steady diet of greens for two days fruit for one day greens for one day fruit treat and then I have been offering a weight management dry cat food (soaked to soften) every 7th day but she has so far refused to touch it. I sprinkle a tiny bit of rep cal calcium powedr on each meal. She is eating like a pig every morning she greets me as soon as I fill her dish. Her basking area temp is between 83 and 85 degrees and her hide side is usually 79 to 80. humidity is at 80%. She seems happy and is active, but cannot seem to find a "poop" or any signs that she has.....I have heard that sometimes they consume it, but I am worried that she is constipated. She soaks in her water for about an hour a day total (on her own not forced) Please let me know if ou have an idea of what may be going on!

thanks!

Answer
It sounds like you are following TurtleTary's plan nicely (RedfootNERD, http://www.redfoots.com). Congratulations!

My thoughts are...
1. It is probably eating it. They do this all the time. It may seem nasty, but it is common in a lot of general herbivores. This seems most common in young and new animals and may be partly due to stress of new homes and habitats.

2. It may be a bit too much calcium. I generally only add it weekly, or to low-calcium greens. I don't think that is the problem though.

3. Humidity/hydration MAY be a little low. Try to have a hiding place that is about 95%+, and make sure most of the meals are moist- even sprinkled a little.

4. You MAY want to boost overall temps a few degrees. Yours are OK but a couple degrees cool from my preferences.

5. Try a weekly warm shallow soak for about 15 minutes. If you watch, you may see it urinate- they often 'flush' as they rehydrate. The first couple bowel movements may take some time, so be patient. Mine have even eaten feces in the water so you need to keep on eye on them.

If she IS constipated, the feces will be hard and dark, but should become more 'olive green' and soft as she hydrates.

The thing is- if she has recently passed some, she might not in the soak, so after about 15 minutes, call it good and try again in a couple days.

I soak mine about once a month in the summer, and every couple weeks in the drier winter, just for insurance. If I lived in a more humid place, or had a more humid home, I would not soak them very often at all.