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Thanks Karen! I really need to learn how to do that. I have posted threads twice. But I stumbled into somehow LOL
I found a few pics of Alex from May of 2012 to August of 2015. The first is from 5-31- 2012View attachment 244258 The next is from 9-20-2012View attachment 244259The next is from 10-31-2013View attachment 244260 The next is from 11-9-2014, he is back on Walkers back againView attachment 244261 The last pic I found is from 8-21-2015View attachment 244262 I hav'nt come across the pics from 2016 but I know I have some.
Awesome! How big is your enclosure? I was recently gifted a Sulcata (Spencer Reid) and while we are moving to a house with a backyard, I’m wondering how big I should make his initial enclosure outside once he’s big enough.UPDATE: Rocky, the tortoise posted above is almost three years old now and is 19 pounds!!! View attachment 244083
Im shocked at your tortises fast growth.Then again being a male.Maybe has something to do with it.I have a female I found in the street three years ago this summer.She was kinda slow growing at first.After the first six months she started to really grow and continued for the following year.The last time I was able to weigh her being nine months ago.She weighed just under 11lbs I doubt she weighs more than 15lbs today.Then again females are smaller and weigh less than the males. We enjoy one another always less only when I find her eating our dogs poop!That doesnt at all make me happy. However I cant do anything about it.Since the dogs are not mine and I do clean up there poop as fast as I see it or am home.So yes its impossable to keep the yard free of dog poop.For which Im sure some bad problem will araise. Not to mention she seems to really enjoy eating that crap! OR she wouldnt be found as all often doing just that. So there not at all as clean as Id first thought.Between eating the dogs any chance it gets OR having hers stuck somewhere on her since she poops down in her underground den.That is impossable to reach and clean.Last I seen it went down at a rapid pace to a full 2.5 feet min and then turns left for another few feet.Total tunnel length about 6 feet.And for which I hope will be the end in that direction. Since the block fence is right there.Hopefully has a good semi deep footing.However, I kinda doubt its that deep. More like 18 inches. She doesnt seem to care about digging up to the surface. Just deeper if at all.And larger as she grows.Her condo now has a good dirt pile outside the front door.Which happens to be real close to her tunnel entrance.I'll have to say he's turining in to one beautiful little guy!
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Only 3 years and they have grown soo big !
Growing too big for their indoor enclosure they`ve got a room in my stable.
They grow so fast..... I totally love these big dinosaurs.
Tonight : sleeping.
Hopefully dreaming of another warm day with outdoor exercises tomorrow. Good night babies and sleep well.
They look amazing and I love what you’ve built for them!
Hi new here this is Birtty have no clue if she or he think maybe she cause of super short tail but then again it's the only sulcata tail I've ever seen lol any help be awesome so I can properly name him or her be awesome thanks. View attachment 277206 View attachment 277207 View attachment 277208
Hi new here this is Birtty have no clue if she or he think maybe she cause of super short tail but then again it's the only sulcata tail I've ever seen lol any help be awesome so I can properly name him or her be awesome thanks. View attachment 277206 View attachment 277207 View attachment 277208
My Isla loves dog poop and will scour the yard to find even the smallest morsel of it lol. But she has never eaten her own poop.[/QU
Wow! ThanksI'll have to say he's turining in to one beautiful little guy!
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How did you get his shell so beautiful?I'll have to say he's turining in to one beautiful little guy!
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