Baby Greek, baby Sullies, and baby boxies

[Kristina]

First, my little Greek. Now 8 months old. At 5 weeks she could sit on a quarter and weighed 7 grams.

And this morning, she weighed 56 grams, and tried to eat the quarter...

She is a tiny bit bumpy, which I am not proud of But she is extremely healthy and active, and an overall goof.

I wet down the enclosure once a week, and I got a little carried away a couple of weeks ago. This pic is pretty blurry, but you get the idea. She dug a mud wallow and fell asleep in it, lol.

And the next morning, this was the result. I called her Morla for a couple of days, lol.

Of course, all fun things must end, so we really needed a bath.

Before

And after

I also got a couple of baby Sullies a month or so back. They are growing like WEEDS. To me, their growth looks perfect. They only "bumpiness" I see is the actual growth rings.

Here is what they looked like shortly before I got them.

They live in a heavily planted enclosure. They graze and hide in the grass and love it.

And the baby Boxies... I got these two for my daughters a while back. They live in their room, and they feed and water them, but Mom supervises.

Hope you enjoyed

 

[dmarcus]

Wonderful photo's they all look great. Thank you for sharing them...I love the mud hole photo's...

 

[pdrobber]

Nice pics, I did enjoy.

 

[Paige Lewis]

Thanks for sharing, i really enjoyed looking through the photos, i always enjoy looking at comparison photos and they all look great.

 

[SnakeyeZ]

Nice pictures... babie tortoises are so darn cute! I am contemplating selling a few of my snakes and picking up a baby greek.

That grass you grew... is that cat grass?

 

[Kristina]

Thanks everyone

No, it is not cat grass. Cat grass is typically just wheat grass, or wheat that has not matured enough to have a seed head. Same plant as what bread is made out of

What I use is a mix of timothy, bermuda, fescue, purple, white, and red clover, mallows, and a few other things. It is actually a wildlife pasture mix that I buy from the local feed store, it is $15 for a 5lb bag and the tortoises love the little shoots. I seed my outside pens with it as a "base" and add other things also.

 

[Jessicap]

Your torts look awesome! Love the enclosures too.

 

[kbaker]

Love the mud pie Greek!

At this rate of growth, what's your plan for the Sullies' next enclosure?

 

[Tom]

Great pics. I love the sulcata enclosure.

 

[Kristina]

Thanks guys

I already have some tables built. I just need to seal them. The Sullies will most likely be in one by the time they have to come in in the fall, and it is 4 X 8'.

 

[Torty Mom]

Awesome pictures! I love the mud picture, a little in home spa treatment!

 

[ChiKat]

I love seeing baby pictures They are growing so nicely!
I love their planted enclosures too.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Nice pictures, your tortoises look very happy!

 

[Kristina]

Thanks, they seem to be happy, but I bet they will be happier when they get to go outside!!!

 

[hali]

fab pics

 

[Sky2Mina]

Wow, great pictures. I love the greek - even though she's a bit bumpy, it's just cosmetic, i think she's adorable! Especially if that dried up mud on her back. Tehehehe.

What kind of grass is growing in the sulcata enclosure? It looks great. I may want to steal your idea sometime in the future.

 

[terryo]

Very nice Kristina. I am loving that little Greek......hmmmm.........

 

[pandacakes]

So cute! I love the mud wallow pic and your planted sulcata enclosure

 

[Kristina]

Thanks everyone

The grass is a mix of several different things. I use wildlife pasture mix in my enclosures, I get it from the local feed store. It has all different kinds of grasses and clovers.

 

[Tccarolina]

VERY NICE indoor enclosures! ! ! The greeks shell looks smooth to me!