growth issue

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    Growth

    My 10, almost 11 month Dalmatian Hermanns is 117g, I got it from hatchling, 10g. I haven’t seen many see this rapid of growth rate, he eats romaine lettuce and dandelion leaves mostly with some grazing outside on clover and grass (Franklin likes it). Should I be concerned? There is some small...
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    Stunted Growth Progress

    First post here, and let me just say I am blessed to have found y’all. I have a 5-6 year old sulcata with some horrible growth stunt. She’s maybe 6 inches and weighs 330g, which is HORRIBLY undersized. I hadn’t realized just how far behind she was in her growth until this year. I never had a...
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    fast growth ?

    So is she growing too fast? If not can someone explain this. What can cause it. Do I feed her to much? The last time I was in vet with her and I asked about it ,he said not to worry. But for me it doesn't look good. Overall she's doing great.
  4. ernz

    Abnormal growth lines?

    Hello, One of my babies seems to be growing abnormally. This all happened within the last month. She gained 11 grams this month. She lives with one sibling who gained 12 grams this month and does does not have the same problem. She is 4 months old. As far as I know the heat&humidity is correct...
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    Grow Rate Question for African Leopard Tortoises?

    Hi All, I have 2 african leopard tortoises that are 141-151g and about 3.5-4 inches in length. I got them in 2020 so they are around 3 years old. From what I have read, I feel they should be a lot bigger than this? Can anyone provide insights into their growth rate and how big they should be...
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    Stunted growth Sulcata

    Hello everyone! I have just recently inherited my cousins 3 year old female sulcata and unfortunately he stunted her growth. She is three year old and smaller than my golden Greek tortoise. They kept her in a very small tub like enclosure, the same enclosure he brought her home in when she was a...
  7. irot

    In need of answers and advice

    I dont even know where to start.. I am concerned about my baby sulcata tort Lewy. It has been a rough start from the beginning. We got him in November 2022 from a seller in California who wasn't very informative and gave us incorrect instructions for his care. We live in Utah so we have been...
  8. O

    My baby sulcata doesn't seem to grow

    Hi everyone, I need your opinion about this situation, I bought a year old sulcata last month. I named him Michelangelo (Mikhel for short). He's around 2.3 inch long and weigh 50 grams when I bought him which is relatively small if I follow the growth sheet. At first I don't worry much because...
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    Any help is appreciated... Thank you in advance!

    Hello everyone, I am writing this post as I have recently rescued a snow leopard tortoise, I had noticed a guy had one up for sale on kijiji and the condition of him looked horrible so I picked him up the same day and immediately took him to the vet. I named him Jambo. Jambo is two years old...
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