Harper-the growing machine

[lismar79]

Harper is one year old today! 1020 grams! I did get her early weights from Adam that had her for the first 7 months. Great to have this info for this thread since I am treating it like a baby book
9/11 56g
10/20 72g
10/31 77g
11/6 85g
11/20 95g
12/4 109g
12/11 121g
12/18 132g
1/8. 151g
1/15. 158g
1/22. 180g
1/29. 203g
2/5. 227g
2/25. 243g
3/20. 275g

She has decided recently that she likes to climb everything, I am hoping this is just a phase.....

 

[lismar79]

Harper is now 3 lbs! Just shy of 8" at 13 months. I am concerned she is pyramiding. She is flat all the way across the top, nothing seems peaked higher, but there are deep groves in between her scutes . When I moved her enclosure up stairs ( was in basement) I had a hard time for a few months getting humidity up to 80%. It hovered around 50-60 for a while. Once I closed the room off with doors though I have managed to get it up to 80-90% now with no issues. Any thoughts, she my first baby so I am not sure what is "normal" growth?

 

[Flipper]

She's beautiful I was wondering about the pyramiding answer too

 

[lismar79]

She's beautiful I was wondering about the pyramiding answer too

Thanks! Yep, I wonder if the deep groves in between her scutes are "pyramiding" I would like to find some "normal" growth pics of a one yr old to compare.....

 

[lismar79]

Just to keep it all together, this is harpers enclosure

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/old-bed-enclosed-chamber.88366/

 

[lismar79]

Some good eats

 

[lismar79]

I'm pretty sure she lives in her water dish...

 

[lismar79]

At 14 months my piggy is 4 pounds today!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Nice chronology of your Sully. Ours is from Lance as well and is eating and growing well too! Here's a recent pix of our guy.

 

[lismar79]

Nice chronology of your Sully. Ours is from Lance as well and is eating and growing well too! Here's a recent pix of our guy.View attachment 101056

That's a great weight for his age! He's going to be a big boy

 

[lismar79]

Chunky is going to need a new transport tote reallllll soon

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

I know! I had planned to built an 20 x 20 predator & neighbor proof enclosure with an additional fenced in area out there, but now I am making it much bigger. Landscaper came out this weekend to layout my yard & we will get a later start on it since the little monster looks like shes gonna need more room sooner rather than latter.

Those darn neighbors!!

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

I've been watching this for a bit, and I am soooooo surprised at how fast she's grown! I've never had a baby tort, but she's amazing! Looks great, btw, SO SMOOTH!

 

[lismar79]

I've been watching this for a bit, and I am soooooo surprised at how fast she's grown! I've never had a baby tort, but she's amazing! Looks great, btw, SO SMOOTH!

Thanks! I was looking for a pic I had of her sitting sideways in that green tote from earlier this spring. She is getting huge

 

[lismar79]

No, I dont want to get out of bed today.....

 

[lismar79]

At 18 months Harper weighed in today at 7lbs & 10 inches. She was not to impressed with the measuring process...

 

[franz_see]

Gorgeous fellow! i've just finished doing a very basic analysis on Harper (comparing him to 16 other sulcatas growth rate). And thanks to your great record keeping, we can see how fast he was growing since you got him

See http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/tortoise-growth-charts.113321/#post-1054040 for more info

 

[lismar79]

Harper, who is now known as Hugo thanks to the display shock of his confirmed manhood....is one month shy of 3 yrs and a whopping 25 pounds! Sweet as can be too. Enjoys nothing more than a good butt rub

 

[Rue]

He looks really good!

 

[Tortoisefanatic88]

Wow, growth is really strong. What is he or she's diet like? Looking good