Novalee is one year old! (photos from day one on up!)

[Meg90]

So why not celebrate with some photos from over the year that I've had her? I'm so proud of my smooth, beautiful girl. I love her to pieces!

Novalee her first day home, 5 weeks old

Day two

Three months old

Four months old

Six months

Six and a half months

7 months

8 months

9 months

10 months

11 months

ONE YEAR OLD!

She started out back last August at 2" SCL and 29g at 5 weeks old. She is now 4.5" SCL and a whopping 317g at 12 months old.

Happy Birthday Novalee!

 

[heyprettyrave]

they grow so fast

 

[terryo]

You did a great job Meg. She is absolutely beautiful.

 

[LadyGreek]

FLAWLESS!!!!! You have a SUPER beautiful Greek cross!!! Its going to be hard to keep the boys off her.....LOL!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOVALEE!!!!

 

[CyberianHusky]

Happy Birthday indeed she is so beautiful love the month 9 pic looks like she been clubbing it in Miami lol. Very healthy and amazing color there is pride slathered all over her.

 

[Missy]

Very good job on the smooth shell. She is beautiful

 

[firework]

Even the 3 month's picture looks way bigger than my 4 month old.

Very nice tort. I hope my Greek will be as strong as yours.

 

[Tom]

Very nice Meg. Congrats on your first year with her.

 

[-JM]

Congrats! She's beautiful

 

[movealongmosey]

Happy Birthday Novalee!

 

[laura13617]

what a beauty!!! happy bday

 

[hali]

wonderful pictures thanks you x

 

[Isa]

Aww Meg, your Novalee is gorgeous!
Happy Birthdayyyy Novalee

 

[Calaquendi]

Looks like your princess is on her way to become a beautiful lady! She's really adorable.

 

[ChiKat]

Meg she is GORGEOUS!!! One of the prettiest torts I have ever seen. And I can't believe how smooth she is!
She grew soo fast! My little Nelson is just over 3 inches at 14 months!
Happy 1st Birthday little one!

Happy Birthday indeed she is so beautiful love the month 9 pic looks like she been clubbing it in Miami lol.

hahahaha!

 

[tortoisenerd]

Wow you sure grow torts fast! Trevor just reached 4 inches and he's coming up on two years. I love the photos from the year!

 

[Meg90]

Thanks everyone! I love my girl to death. She's hit a shy stage, it took me forever to coax her out for those 1yr photos. Anouk on the other hand is just as friendly and outgoing as can be. She'll even follow my hands when I spot clean in her enclosure! She's coming up fast on two years, and I'll have lots of photos in her thread as well as her stats from over the time that I have had her. If anyone wants, I will copy and paste Novalee's into this thread so you can see how she grew over time.

 

[ISTortoiseLover]

wow, this is nice.. Novalee's growing.. alot. What do you feed her, Meg?

 

[Meg90]

Ca dusted Spring Mix as a staple, and I rotate other greens in. She gets squash type veggies once in a blue moon, and Mazuri about once two twice a week. Though I ran out a few weeks ago, and the torts won't have it til I re-order.

Here are her stats: (I do this monthly, usually shooting for the exact day, but sometimes I get delayed)

08/30/09—Hatchling measured 2” SCL and weighed 29 grams at 1 month and five days old
09/25/09—Novalee measured 2 1/8” SCL and weighed 35 grams at 2 months old
10/25/09—Novalee measured 2 3/8” SCL and weighed 51 grams at 3 months old
11/25/09—Novalee measured 2 5/8” SCL and weighed 66 grams at 4 months old
01/04/10—Novalee measured 3 1/16” SCL and weighed 85 grams at 5 months and 10 days old
01/25/10—Novalee measured 3 1/4” SCL and weighed 110 grams at 6 months old
02/25/10—Novalee measured 3 1/2” SCL and weighed 148 grams at 7 months old.
03/25/10—Novalee measured 3 7/8” SCL and weighed 177g at 8 months old
04/25/10—Novalee measured 4 1/8” SCL and weighed 207g at 9 months old
05/30/10—Novalee measured 4 1/4” SCL and weighed 250g at 10 months and 5 days old
06/25/10—Novalee measured 4 3/8” SCL and weighed 269g at 11 months old
07/28/10—Novalee measured 4 1/2” SCL and weighed 317g at 12 months and three days old

 

[ISTortoiseLover]

Thx for sharing, Meg. My tort has loads of catching up to do for his age. He wasn't doing too good when i got him. He's nearly a year old, and he was 45g when I brought him to a vet to get treated for worms 2 weeks ago.

Hopefully panacur does its magic. Been putting him on a 50% vege/carrot + 50% mazuri diet. Fingers crossed.