weight gain question

[julie rozzi]

I bought a sulcate from a pet store i was told her was 7 months and he went from 140 to 260 grans in 2 1/2 months is that good weight gain. i have another on that does not seen to gain weight was stuck at 60 grams for months and now moved to 85 grams what should i do for the other one to get it to gain weight

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

welcome to the forum! the care of the tortoise and the enclosure conditions will affect the growth rates. can you tell us about the care, diet, humidity, soaks, heat?

 

[julie rozzi]

warm side of the tank is 90 cool side 70-80 they have grazing grass growing in the enclosure they eat greens and mazuri i soak them every day

 

[bouaboua]

Did you kept them in the same enclosure? Or separated enclosure?

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

what could be going on is a dominance from the larger tortoise. when this happens the smaller one is does not get as much food, so it will stay smaller. tortoises are solitary creatures and will do best when kept alone.

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

warm side of the tank is 90 cool side 70-80 they have grazing grass growing in the enclosure they eat greens and mazuri i soak them every day

don't lets the get go below 80. is the enclosure moist and humid?

 

[julie rozzi]

they are together but i have had the smaller one longer they bother eater a lot but the bigger one eats non stop

 

[julie rozzi]

i keep the dirt wet for t grass that is growing in the tank

 

[bouaboua]

they are together but i have had the smaller one longer they bother eater a lot but the bigger one eats non stop

You need to have them separated ASAP. We have many, many thread discuss this issue. If you read some of the thread posted by Tom, you will understand why.

 

[bouaboua]

Please spend some time to go through those threads.

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/helpful-threads.35317/

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

read this entire care sheet http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/

 

[Robertchrisroph]

Your little one could have been ill when you received him, and is now just getting better to grow. This is just a quess. Lets remember that tortoises take along time to get better if they were ill. good luck