Hello everyone.
This is just the growth rate of a single subject case study of an Indian Star Tortoise (Al).
I was looking high and low for this kind of information when Al first came into my care and I hope this data will be helpful for future Indian Star owners.
Note that this is a single subject case study, different tortoise grows at different rates. I would think Al's growth rate is on the faster end since Al's siblings don't grow as fast as Al (they are roughly 3/4 size of Al)
Al hatched on 24th Jun, weighing at 21g.
Al is now 100.5g on 23rd Nov, 1 day short of 5 months old.
Additional data in case anyone is interested:
Diet:
Grocery store greens (endives, chicory, shanghai green, jiu bai cai, xiao bai cai, etc --- I need more data for asian greens), random greens we grow (wheatgrass, radish greens, clover seeds, fenugreek seeds, etc)
Enclosure:
Al stays in one of those portable greenhouses in a tub (temporary housing until we move next year). Every few weeks we bring Al to a friend's place for "sun tanning" (they have a big garden and that is where all Al's siblings stay at)
Temperature / Humidity:
Temperature ranges between 28+ (lowest at night) to 38+ degrees. Lights are on a thermostat with an auto-on-off when the temperature goes too high or low. I try to keep between 33 to 38 most of the time. Humidity is around 70% to 90% but typically around 80+%.
Soak:
Al soaks twice a day for 20 minutes each time. Once in the morning and once in the evening.
This is just the growth rate of a single subject case study of an Indian Star Tortoise (Al).
I was looking high and low for this kind of information when Al first came into my care and I hope this data will be helpful for future Indian Star owners.
Note that this is a single subject case study, different tortoise grows at different rates. I would think Al's growth rate is on the faster end since Al's siblings don't grow as fast as Al (they are roughly 3/4 size of Al)
Al hatched on 24th Jun, weighing at 21g.
Al is now 100.5g on 23rd Nov, 1 day short of 5 months old.
Additional data in case anyone is interested:
Diet:
Grocery store greens (endives, chicory, shanghai green, jiu bai cai, xiao bai cai, etc --- I need more data for asian greens), random greens we grow (wheatgrass, radish greens, clover seeds, fenugreek seeds, etc)
Enclosure:
Al stays in one of those portable greenhouses in a tub (temporary housing until we move next year). Every few weeks we bring Al to a friend's place for "sun tanning" (they have a big garden and that is where all Al's siblings stay at)
Temperature / Humidity:
Temperature ranges between 28+ (lowest at night) to 38+ degrees. Lights are on a thermostat with an auto-on-off when the temperature goes too high or low. I try to keep between 33 to 38 most of the time. Humidity is around 70% to 90% but typically around 80+%.
Soak:
Al soaks twice a day for 20 minutes each time. Once in the morning and once in the evening.
Date | Weight (g) | W (mm) | L (mm) | H (mm) |
24 Jun 2021 | 21 | |||
30 Jun 2021 | 22.9 | |||
1 Jul 2021 | 23.8 | 40 | 45 | |
2 Jul 2021 | 24.2 | 40 | 45 | |
5 Jul 2021 | 25 | 40 | 45 | |
6 Jul 2021 | 24.5 | 40 | 45 | |
7 Jul 2021 | 25.3 | 40 | 45 | |
20 Jul 2021 | 31.1 | 43 | 48 | 29 |
4 Aug 2021 | 44 | 51 | 30 | |
10 Aug 2021 | 44.8 | 51.6 | 31 | |
6 Sep 2021 | 54.8 | 49 | 58 | 33.6 |
13 Sep 2021 | 56 | 50 | 60 | 35.4 |
3 Oct 2021 | 71.1 | 53.2 | 64.8 | 36.6 |
16 Oct 2021 | 75.6 | 55.1 | 67.5 | 38.3 |
8 Nov 2021 | 91 | 58 | 71.8 | 40 |
15 Nov 2021 | 95.1 | 58.9 | 72.2 | 41.2 |
23 Nov 2021 | 100.5 | 59.2 | 72.5 | 41.4 |
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