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When do baby sulcatas go from baby to juveniles?
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I call them hatchlings until the egg tooth fades.
Babies for the first year.
Yearlings from day 366 to year 2.
Juveniles until they reach breeding size. (14" for males, 17" for females, generally)
Adults once they hit breeding size. For a smaller male, say over 14" but under 20", I might call it a sub-adult.
Babies for the first year.
Yearlings from day 366 to year 2.
Juveniles until they reach breeding size. (14" for males, 17" for females, generally)
Adults once they hit breeding size. For a smaller male, say over 14" but under 20", I might call it a sub-adult.
Tom said:
So my little "PIG" is a Yearlings. Why is he so dark? Due to gene? In the summer, my wife took him out twice a day for sun bath, 1~2 hours with hide and water dish. He still somewhat turn into a dark baby. We love him anyway.
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Little Pig looks totally normal.
Dark and light are just individual variances in genes...like we have different hair color. I've seen people speculate it's the amount of UVB, or northern states vs southern states, but I've seen very dark torts in AZ, and very light ones in Canada. A well published Sulcata expert and I chatted about it, and it seems to be simply genes.
Personally, I prefer the dark ones....like dark, rich mahogany. I think they look prettier, but that is my personal preference.
Personally, I prefer the dark ones....like dark, rich mahogany. I think they look prettier, but that is my personal preference.
Tom said:
Thank you Tom. Thanks!!!!
Sulcata_Sandy said:
Hahaha!!!! Wonderful dark, rich mahogany color. Is that right??? beautiful description.
Thank you for your reply. We do love him no matter of his color.
Our Lily is dark also and we LOVE her color! 
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