Bogart's a big boy now!

[Bogie=babyDINO]

When I first got Bogart...
He never liked getting his picture take ..
He made a good friend..
And started to enjoy his soaks...
He likes his naps the most..
We continued to fight pyramiding...
And now Bogart is officially one year old!!
Happy Birthday Bogart!!!

 

[ascott]

When I first got Bogart...View attachment 170543View attachment 170540
He never liked getting his picture take ..View attachment 170534View attachment 170539
He made a good friend..View attachment 170542
And started to enjoy his soaks...View attachment 170535View attachment 170533View attachment 170537
He likes his naps the most..View attachment 170536
We continued to fight pyramiding...View attachment 170538View attachment 170544
And now Bogart is officially one year old!! View attachment 170545View attachment 170546View attachment 170547
Happy Birthday Bogart!!!

He is adorable...and watch out for those two sneaky elusive five toes creeping up on him.....

 

[Bogie=babyDINO]

He is adorable...and watch out for those two sneaky elusive five toes creeping up on him.....

Yep he is always supervised when he is out with the cat. They graze on grass together but I keep a watchful eye. Thank you

 

[Pearly]

Absolutely LOVE your pictures!!!!! I serve my babies' food on leaves too! So funny! Love the kitty! And birthday pics are adorable

 

[ascott]

Yep he is always supervised when he is out with the cat. They graze on grass together but I keep a watchful eye. Thank you

LOL...I was referring to the two feet in the last pic...."elusive five toes"

 

[Oxalis]

Aww and it looks like it's a been a super year! Excellent choice of party theme supplies...

Happy birthday, buddy!

 

[Tom]

I like the theme too, but I also love the dinner plate!

Looks like you won the battle against pyramiding.

 

[Tortoisefanatic88]

He looks great. Very smooth growth

 

[Bogie=babyDINO]

Almost a pound!! Yay! I think he is a little behind on his weight. Mazuri twice a week maybe?

 

[Tortoisefanatic88]

He's not that behind on his weight. Mazuri 2-3 times week will definitely help. Mine will be 1 year old in 2 days and he weighed 600 grams yesterday. Your sulcata is a smooth as you can get. Mine has very minor pyramiding I'm hoping will fade as he continues to grow

 

[Bogie=babyDINO]

He's not that behind on his weight. Mazuri 2-3 times week will definitely help. Mine will be 1 year old in 2 days and he weighed 600 grams yesterday. Your sulcata is a smooth as you can get. Mine has very minor pyramiding I'm hoping will fade as he continues to grow

Thanks for the words of encouragement! I'll keep up the mazuri. 600 grams is a good weight! I'm sure with a small amount of pyramiding you won't be able to tell later on.

 

[Bogie=babyDINO]

Bogart got an X-ray today and looks like he has some little urate stones

On a positive note he reached 1 pound!!!

 

[Oxalis]

Bogart got an X-ray today and looks like he has some little urate stones

On a positive note he reached 1 pound!!!

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I hope he isn't in too much pain from the urate stones. Do you think they formed because of too much of one particular food?

 

[Bogie=babyDINO]

I hope he isn't in too much pain from the urate stones. Do you think they formed because of too much of one particular food?

I don't think so. I feed him mulberry leafs, grass, tuxedo mix, cactus pads, different weeds, grape leafs, geranium leafs, hibiscus leafs, etc. He gets a very wide range. And I try to soak him two times a day, morning and evening. The only thing i can think of is he was having really gritty urates about a month ago and when I stop his power supplements, calcium and a mineral supplement, they turned smooth again. I was giving 1-2 a week but I must have been giving too much. These stones might be left over from that. I hope he passes them soon.

 

[Oxalis]

I don't think so. I feed him mulberry leafs, grass, tuxedo mix, cactus pads, different weeds, grape leafs, geranium leafs, hibiscus leafs, etc. He gets a very wide range. And I try to soak him two times a day, morning and evening. The only thing i can think of is he was having really gritty urates about a month ago and when I stop his power supplements, calcium and a mineral supplement, they turned smooth again. I was giving 1-2 a week but I must have been giving too much. These stones might be left over from that. I hope he passes them soon.

Oh, good to note. Never want to offer too many vitamins or supplements. Sounds like he has a great diet!! I like the plants you offer. You should see some photos of my garden; I have a lot of those plants in it: http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread...-russian-tortoise-enclosure-and-garden.92343/