You looks very nice from all sides ! ! !
Thanks! He's due for a photo shoot this weekend.What a GORGEOUS tort! My goodness, how did i miss this post?!
I get my CH from JD hopefully on Tuesday! I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!
More pix! More more! GORGEOUS!
Ahh! I'm so excited. The count down begins!LQQKING GREAT!..............
yes...sirrr...E'.........Maria ~ Thus far we are good to go ! ....
Thank you!You have a spectacular looking tort!
How adorable
Thanks! I guess the paranoia is paying off!
This is him tonight. Is it just me or is he very round? I see others that grow lengthwise, but he just seems so round to me. It that normal?
S/he will grow length-wise. I trace around my redfoot's shells once per month, and then weight them in both grams and ounces. I keep the papers as flip charts to show myself that yes, they ARE growing even though I fuss and worry about each bit they put in their mouths and each bath's temps, etc, etc. You came to the right place to obssess and check in- I know from experience, and most of the people here totally get it- welcome.
BTW - by drawing around my babies' shells for many months, I'll tell you my own experience is that they have noticeably grown first in one direction then another, etc. So I see by some of my tracings that mine were round, then they grew really wide for a while, then all at once they almost looked slender from a top view because they had a "long-ness" growth spurt, etc. There are a couple of months when the outlines don't look bigger but they gained a lot of weight from one month to the next. That's because they grew "up" in height, even though their outlines (width and length) stayed almost the same.
I finally "get it" that they need consistency in their care, good leafy greens, the right kind of lighting and substrate and temps, and I've learned to recognize how they eat relative to their "tank size"... If your baby is hungry, active, hiding out in dappled light and/or sleeping in her/his hide a lot, sits with his head up a lot, and loves soaking every day in warm water, it's probably ok not to worry so much- and just relax and enjoy his baby-hood.
I know, I know, easier said than done, but you are building your tortie intuition by interacting with the experienced keepers and mentors here- it's a GREAT forum to learn from!
Karen
What a great tip about tracing around the shell to keep track of growth. If I can get my little wiggle worm to hold still long enough, I am going to give it a try! Thank you!
He was born in Feb.
So true!You looks very nice from all sides ! ! !