Hello and welcome to the forum.View attachment 227458 this is my baby Ollie he is a 10 month old sulcata and this is my first tortoise. I haven’t noticed much of a change in size and was wondering if he looks okay. Also I’m not too sure of the gender but we call him a him
Hello and welcome to the forum.
How much does yout baby weight ?
When I adopted mine last April, she was 20 months old and only 273 grams. Now, at 29 months old, she is almost 800 grams. They go through spurts, I believe. Have you had yours since it was a hatchling? It looks nice and smooth.
He looks younger than 10 months, just in general appearance. However old he/she is though, it looks beautiful, so keep up the good work.I got him in September and they told me he was about 5-6 months so I’m assuming he was born in March or April
Hi, when he is really 10 months old he is pretty light in weight. I think he is younger.
Does he gain weight as long as you got him ?
Where do you got him from and do you know if he was started in dry or humdid conditions ?
Do you soak your baby daily and what do you feed ? Can you show us some pics of the enclosure of your tort and tell us your temps and humidity ?
A lot of questions I know but they help us to help you or your baby tort.
He looks healthy but not like a 10 month old tort.Do you happen to have a few pics from when you first got your tort?
He was not 5-6months old. He was 5-6weeks old. You can see the egg tooth clearly in the second picture. This is lost at about 6weeks of age.
He was not 5-6months old. He was 5-6weeks old. You can see the egg tooth clearly in the second picture. This is lost at about 6weeks of age.
Yes. It is used to help them cut out of the egg. It is a small "bump" on the beak.Egg tooth?
Cute baby you have there but I do think you had some inaccurate information when you received him, he definitely looks younger than 10 months and the egg tooth is a big indicator. All Sulcatas grow at different rates, so don’t worry too much! What kind of set up do you have your baby in? Lighting, heating, humidity and diet?
He’s currently in a 20 gal tank with zoomed reptibark bedding. He has a water dish and food bowl and a log for him to hide in. He also has a heat lamp and uvb bulb but I need to make some adjustments to the top of tank (the metal is blocking the uv) until I can get a better enclosure for him. It’s frustrating to me that I am not giving him the absolute best right now but I’m working to get it done ASAP.