are my torts normal

phebe121

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Lately iv seen pics of other leopards at or around the age of my leopards and there half the size.my leopards are a little over a year and a half and are 5 inches long and about 500g so why are mine bigger then.others
 

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Perhaps yours were started correctly, humid method, and others were not.
 

phebe121

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Maybe i just dont want to be doing anything wrong my torts are always growing befor i know it they will be 70 lbs lol
 

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Tortoises, like people, grow at different rates. There really is no 'standard.'
 

phebe121

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Ok well i guess its just them there not fat or anything just getting bigger
 

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The most likely reason is that they were started properly. The vast majority aren't
 

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Be normal, be normal.
As long as they are growing, I wouldn't worry about how fast,
 
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