She's over a 1000 grams now and growing steadily. This is in stark contrast to her first two years or so. She still get soaked and sprayed daily. Her swamp is swampy as ever.
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She does have a pretty face, but that shell is god-awful. I post the pics just to show the improvement. If you look closely you can see the raised portion right in the middle of each scute that was there when I got her. Its much lighter than the rest. Right around that area you can see 3-4 growth rings that are darker than that, but still lighter than all the new growth. That middle section of only 3-4 growth rings was the 5 months or so that she spent with a humid hide box, but still fairly dry. After those few middle rings you can see that all the new growth is very dark and gradually smoother and smoother. The dark growth that now makes up the majority of her rings is all from the time it got swampy. About two years ago.
I post the pics for two reasons. To show what happens when they go from dry to wet and for future reference. I think she's gonna smooth out and look pretty good when she's 30-40 pounds. We shall see.
I post the pics for two reasons. To show what happens when they go from dry to wet and for future reference. I think she's gonna smooth out and look pretty good when she's 30-40 pounds. We shall see.
She's a great lookin' girl nontheless Tom! 
ChiKat said:
Me too. I'm learning new things everyday.
By the time she is a "big" girl, those pyramids won't be any more than little buttons. If she turns out to be a digger, she may even wear them off in a couple of years time. She is far from "god-awful" lol. I have a couple that are truly god-awful, but I love them just the same
motero said:
Here are two pics of her when I first got her at three months old in January of '08. She hatched in October of '07. Got her from a friend who started her in typical beef jerkey maker, sulcata hatchling style. He knows better now. I've been harping at him for years.
Here she is on January 14, 2010. Two years and three months old. Still tiny at barely 4.5 inches long. By this point she had been living the swamp life for about a year and a half. After two ears she has only grown an inch and a half. For comparison sake, my current babies, raised the "wet" way, are about this size at 7 months old.
Here she is July 12, 2010. As you can see the growth spurt has started. She grew more than an inch and a half in six months. Prior to this she only grew an inch and a half in two years.
I don't have a current pic with the tape measure, but I'd estimate she's between 9 and 10" right now. I'll get a pic tomorrow and add it here. The growth spurt has continued full force. She's around 1200 grams now and growing everyday.
Nice job, she looks great.
Tom your sulcatas are incredible. Even the ones you inherited look great!
Here she is a few days ago.
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