Good growth? Weight?

[DJ Kirk]

My hatchling RF (well almost a year old) went from 5.3oz to 7.4oz in just 2 months
And gained 0.5" in length
Personally, I think that pretty good for 60 days
Just wondering what some of the RF experts here think?

 

[Yvonne G]

It's really hard to go by weight when one's talking about baby tortoises because a large poop, or a big drink of water has quite an impact on the baby's weight.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Gains in growth and weight are good signs.
Just weigh once a month or once every 6 weeks due to fluctuations. And always weigh before a soak.
A tortoise that is active, alert and feels nice and chunky/heavy for its size are good indicators.
So is consistantly and color/smell of poop.

 

[Relic]

I'm a fan of the routine weighing of tortoises...weekly, bi-weekly...whatever suits your schedule. The trend is your friend, and several weight decreases in a row might ring a bell of concern, especially with younger torts. It's easier to make wise decisions with more information. Being moderately obsessive/compulsive, I use a spreadsheet to track weekly weight, and then graph the results to see (hopefully) a nice steady upward sloping line.

On the other hand, I also have a spreadsheet with every utility bill (including the gallons of water or kilowatts of electricity used) I've ever paid since I got married in 1976, another clear sign of OCD...