A year ago I posted about Thor and the fact that he did not seem to be growing. Here is the original post.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Is-he-growing-too-slow#axzz1SC8O082Q
Not long after this post his plastron started to get softer and his appetite decreased. He got to the point he would only eat Mazuri, and only picked at it. I kept up his soaks and getting him outside as much as possible.
He has still not grown much but there seems to be some very small growth, and he has gained some weight. He is now eating fine and his plastron has hardened up. He stays outside all day in the Florida heat and humidity, and I spray him down about 3 times a day. His enclosure has a large hide, tall grass and a large pampas grass to hide in. He seems to love it, he is always covered in dirt from digging around. Though his growth is very minimal there does seem to be some growth finally.
As back story, when I got him he was on pellets, no water, and very hot, and already pyramiding. I don't know how long he stayed like this before I got him.
Here are pics from today
This only shows about half of his enclosure.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Is-he-growing-too-slow#axzz1SC8O082Q
Not long after this post his plastron started to get softer and his appetite decreased. He got to the point he would only eat Mazuri, and only picked at it. I kept up his soaks and getting him outside as much as possible.
He has still not grown much but there seems to be some very small growth, and he has gained some weight. He is now eating fine and his plastron has hardened up. He stays outside all day in the Florida heat and humidity, and I spray him down about 3 times a day. His enclosure has a large hide, tall grass and a large pampas grass to hide in. He seems to love it, he is always covered in dirt from digging around. Though his growth is very minimal there does seem to be some growth finally.
As back story, when I got him he was on pellets, no water, and very hot, and already pyramiding. I don't know how long he stayed like this before I got him.
Here are pics from today
This only shows about half of his enclosure.