Is my scale off ( cheaper non digital food scale) or is this normal. I weighed roxy 3 times to try to get a fairly accurate reading and it was 185 grams. A week later she weighed 207 grams also weighed 3 times. Both times the scale read exactly 185 and 207. It is a scale dedicated to her and not touched in between weigh in times. She was fed mainly romain before I got her she now eats a ton of spring mix and grass. Also both weights were same time of day right after a soak and large poops. Does this seem ok?
Weight gain
- Thread starter J H
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What seems unusual to you about 22 grams in a week? Seems very normal to me.
Ok. That's what I was wondering. I just wanted to make sure we are on the right track. Not to little or to much gain. Just in the normal range as wide as that is. She went form totally dry before I got her ( bone dry coir no added water at all / just dry coir from a large bag) to a constant 80-90% humidity all the time. Only wanted to know if we were on the right path.
Speedy-1
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Sounds like you are on the right track !
Wait until a poop can change half a pound in weight!
Try not to weigh too frequently. Your body weight varies throughout the day and so does your tort's.
Weighing fortnightly, monthly even, is fine. Try to do it at the same time of day each time as well, say straight after a morning soak, to give some degree of consistency to the results
Weighing fortnightly, monthly even, is fine. Try to do it at the same time of day each time as well, say straight after a morning soak, to give some degree of consistency to the results
Adding to the above, you'll eventually be able to tell just by picking it up whenther it feels like it has some weight or is too light. Like if you were holding a water balloon and then holding maybe an empty box.
Don't I know it! With Charlie's size, it's like cleaning up after a horse! He always makes the biggest messes on the patio rather than on the lawn.
