Ever Wonder How Fast A Sulcata Can Grow?
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Stumpdate - 1438g yesterday. 3.17lbs. 7 3/4" long, 5" wide and 3 7/8" high (when not standing of course).
Yesterday was the beginning of month 12 will be 1 year old in March. Should be right around 4lbs. about 1800 grams and ready for spring.
Yesterday was the beginning of month 12 will be 1 year old in March. Should be right around 4lbs. about 1800 grams and ready for spring.
Fire_bug80
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I tried the LS mine doesn’t care for it
Mikey will eat anything you put in front of him, lol.
GreekPip
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Hi presumably you need a field to keep a sulcata.... they're not really garden tortoises are they? I would love one but live in a town with a town- size garden. I think I would be looking for a new home for it after 5 or so years?
Yes you do. Stump is almost 12” carapace length at 1yr, 4months. Today was back yard for 3 hours in an enclosed 100’x150’ then I let him out of the back gate for 4 hours. Left the corner of the fence here where it is usually blocked off.
Then he went to his burrow. Zoom in on center. Got there in about 3 minutes.
Once he wanted to leave the burrow… 15 minutes completely across the back yard.
When I say all the way across I mean the very small trees on the furthest side. Then he came back to the tall grass and climbed on the wood splitting pile for a while.
Soak then back to the doggie bed. Over 9.5lbs.
Fire_bug80
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Hey Steve. Update on your tort plz
Yes, they need a huge space which is bulldozer proof. They don't hibernate so with our UK climate also need a large, heated indoor space like an indoor room or a large heated insulated shed to spend the winter or colder wet summer days in. Not a cheap or easy option.
Darwins House
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Holy Cats that is a fast growth weight. Tell us about his diet.
So like the attached chart, Stump is 47lbs and just shy of 20" long @ 2yrs and 7mo. Diet is the size of his shell daily, grass, mulberry, hibiscus, weeds, greens (18" pizza pan 4" tall) before bed. Morning is another salad before he goes outside to graze and do other tortoise stuff.
Fire_bug80
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Where do u get all that stuff
Kapidolo Farms | Tortoise for Sale
www.kapidolofarms.com
I usually pick a "flavor" for the day for his salads and get dried cactus, etc. from the link above.
Fortunately we have a mulberry tree in our next door neighbors yard so in season we get leaves and berries that he eats off the ground for those few weeks.
We seed the yard every fall and new grass grows in and we happen to have green grass for more than 11 months out of the year here in south central PA. This guy went to the fair today with all the kids off school. Hundreds of them. He had a great time. If you look close you can see our small one to the right of Stump.
Fire_bug80
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What kind of grass do u seedKapidolo Farms | Tortoise for Sale
I usually pick a "flavor" for the day for his salads and get dried cactus, etc. from the link above.
Fortunately we have a mulberry tree in our next door neighbors yard so in season we get leaves and berries that he eats off the ground for those few weeks.
We seed the yard every fall and new grass grows in and we happen to have green grass for more than 11 months out of the year here in south central PA. This guy went to the fair today with all the kids off school. Hundreds of them. He had a great time. If you look close you can see our small one to the right of Stump.
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Myracraw
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Such a handsome boy!wow!! My little Maximus must be a "Pygmy" Sulcata .. he's only grown a little in past 14 months. I'm in no hurry but a little quicker growth would be nice.That's a 6" dish he's sitting in.
View attachment 196413 January of 2016 (2 months old)
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interestingly, i made a quick comparison of data with stump as i saw my tortoise start with a 125g data point, and the growth is so similar! This is such a good reference. Mine retains a lot of gut load so it’s probably sitting on the same graph line after a poop!
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A quick comparison of dimensions, where mine grow wider, yours became taller, but the lengths stayed similar for the similar weight. This is so interesting , it’s almost like a good peek into the future of my tortoise!
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Pák
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Can someone help me what's the shell with of a full grown male sulcata? I am planning a door from the basement for garden access during winter.
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