My Aldabra- General
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He sure is! Have you been putting coconut oil on him?
I like the expression on his face...he looks thoughtful and wise.
General is starting to eat everything I through in his plate and I mean its a lot , He can easily consume a pile of mazuri, with cactus or bell pepper cut up in it , the size of a softball. And a 12" clay plate full of greens. dandelions ,Opuntia, etc, I mean he cleans his plate. Im feeding him a little more everyday and now he is waiting by the feed bowl for more every afternoon. He is an eating machine. Although they [Jackson and General ] seem to go through periods where they eat more than they normally do, then they go back to feeding at what I think is a normal amount for an Aldabra this size @ 5.5lbs. They are growing at about 1lb per month now. Seems like they are growing every day!
General weighed in at 3075g today. Here’s why!
He expects this every day, one day last week , I did not give them Mazuri when I brought them in. He looked funny as he walked around trying to find it, I could tell he was looking for it. I also noticed that his mouth was watering, I think he was looking forward to the mazuri and his mouth was watering for it. I thought maybe something was wrong , but he didn’t do it again. So yesterday, I didn’t put out the Mazuri/, and guess what, his mouth was water again. He really loves it , as you can see
He expects this every day, one day last week , I did not give them Mazuri when I brought them in. He looked funny as he walked around trying to find it, I could tell he was looking for it. I also noticed that his mouth was watering, I think he was looking forward to the mazuri and his mouth was watering for it. I thought maybe something was wrong , but he didn’t do it again. So yesterday, I didn’t put out the Mazuri/, and guess what, his mouth was water again. He really loves it , as you can see
General and Jackson, are both @ 1 1/2 years old. General is eating a lot these days , he was always a couple hundred grams behind Jackson, but he has really started to eat a LOT, He weighed 3450 Grams today . Jackson weighed 3375
ONLY 1 1/2 and they are these heavy? Incredible!!! At this rate, they'll reach 6kg when they are 2 yrs old.
Just weighed General ,today he is 3570g !
Here he is eating his first piece of watermelon. I just brought them in from outside where he and Jackson just consumed a big pile of thistles and plantain, and some bok choy. Their weight can fluctuate by a few hundred grams a day, depending on when they pooped
Here he is eating his first piece of watermelon. I just brought them in from outside where he and Jackson just consumed a big pile of thistles and plantain, and some bok choy. Their weight can fluctuate by a few hundred grams a day, depending on when they pooped
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General has put on 495g in the last 17 days !
April 27- 3075g
May 14- 3570g
I'm confused... On post #52, you said, "[General] weighed 3450 Grams today." Post#52 was posted on 14 May. I've been following this post because I'm fascinated how fast your tortoise grows. Now i'm not so sure.
Jan A
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It could be math isn't lazybfarm's strong suit. This will probably get me put in the time out corner again.
