Hey guys! Me and my brother bought two baby sulcata's from a lady who had a pair that breed for the first time. I was in the market for one and my brother's was just kind of an impulse buy but he is a veterinarian and takes good care of his animals. I chose this lady's hatch-lings because she wasn't in it for the money so I could tell she really cared for the torts and they all looked very healthy and were eating in front of me vigorously.
So both of our torts are about a year and 5 months old now and doing well. But we both are feeding differently and don't know if either of us is feeding too much, the right amount, or too little(Doubtful). I am also concerned that their rapid growth lines are going to lead to early pyramiding which I want to try to avoid. So this is what we feed them and some pictures so you can see the shell/growth lines.
Daily
- A handful of springmix (Basically if you grabbed half a handful of spring mix and fluffed it to fill your entire hand)
- 1 Muzuri pellet (wet with fresh rye grass cut finely in)
Occasionally
- Yellow Squash
- Hibiscus flowers
- Cactus
- Zucchini
- Strawberry tops (Very rare)
My brother feeds about the same but he only does the muzuri pellet every 2 days. My tort eats about 80% of her greens and always eats the muzuri pellet. Here are pictures of their shells and you can see the scutes are raised slightly but from everyone else's pictures that looks like normal growth but I just want to make sure. Let me know what you guys think and we will adjust accordingly!
Thanks!
Dane
Edit: Also how long do you guys soak for and how often at this age? Mine drinks water all the time so I only soak every week but sometimes ever 3 days for about 20 minutes.
So both of our torts are about a year and 5 months old now and doing well. But we both are feeding differently and don't know if either of us is feeding too much, the right amount, or too little(Doubtful). I am also concerned that their rapid growth lines are going to lead to early pyramiding which I want to try to avoid. So this is what we feed them and some pictures so you can see the shell/growth lines.
Daily
- A handful of springmix (Basically if you grabbed half a handful of spring mix and fluffed it to fill your entire hand)
- 1 Muzuri pellet (wet with fresh rye grass cut finely in)
Occasionally
- Yellow Squash
- Hibiscus flowers
- Cactus
- Zucchini
- Strawberry tops (Very rare)
My brother feeds about the same but he only does the muzuri pellet every 2 days. My tort eats about 80% of her greens and always eats the muzuri pellet. Here are pictures of their shells and you can see the scutes are raised slightly but from everyone else's pictures that looks like normal growth but I just want to make sure. Let me know what you guys think and we will adjust accordingly!
Thanks!
Dane
Edit: Also how long do you guys soak for and how often at this age? Mine drinks water all the time so I only soak every week but sometimes ever 3 days for about 20 minutes.