How much should he weigh?

[Tippiethetortoise]

I am very happy so far with Tippie's growth, eating, activity level, etc. I weighed him and he's about 85g. He's going on 8 months. Is this around what he should weigh? It's getting chilly here, so I only take him outside twice a day to graze, but I always bring extra inside in case he gets hungry.

 

[Edizzle888]

Well I have 2 7-8 month old. one is 81 grams and the other is 296 grams. Raised separate. Same set up same parents.

Guess if he seems healthy eating pooping and you are fallowing the humidity/heat/feeding guidelines.. Then he's perfect.

 

[Tippiethetortoise]

Well I have 2 7-8 month old. one is 81 grams and the other is 296 grams. Raised separate. Same set up same parents.

Guess if he seems healthy eating pooping and you are fallowing the humidity/heat/feeding guidelines.. Then he's perfect.

Oh wow! I didn't know there would be such a big difference in weight so early. But I'm glad his weight is within the normal ranges.

 

[Edizzle888]

Yeah it's pretty crazy!

 

[Edizzle888]

 

[Edizzle888]

 

[Edizzle888]

First one is the bigger one.

 

[Bogie=babyDINO]

I have an 8 month old and he is 125g. He was 75g for about 3 months which was scary so I started feeding him mazuri twice a week and it jump started a grow spurt. He gains about a gram a day now. I've read from a lot of well known members that as long as they are gaining weight (fast or slow) it's a good sign good luck!

 

[Tortoisefanatic88]

Take a look at deanS thread with his ivory sulcatas. They are all perfectly heathly and the same age. You will be amazed at the weight differences between all of them. As long as you are following Tom's how to raise a sulcata thread you should be good. Also as long as there is steady growth even if it's slow you are doing fine. Mazuri will definitely help bulk your little one up as suggested already.

 

[Tippiethetortoise]

Take a look at deanS thread with his ivory sulcatas. They are all perfectly heathly and the same age. You will be amazed at the weight differences between all of them. As long as you are following Tom's how to raise a sulcata thread you should be good. Also as long as there is steady growth even if it's slow you are doing fine. Mazuri will definitely help bulk your little one up as suggested already.

Where can I get Mazuri? Can I find it in stores, or only online? Also, thanks for the awesome advice and reassurance.

 

[Tippiethetortoise]

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Feels good to know I'm not the only person who uses a coffee canister as a hide lol

 

[Bogie=babyDINO]

Where can I get Mazuri? Can I find it in stores, or only online? Also, thanks for the awesome advice and reassurance.

I order mine from tortoisesupply.com

 

[Tortoisefanatic88]

I order mine from tortoisesupply.com

That's where I just ordered mine from as well. Here you go

http://www.tortoisesupply.com/MazuriTortoiseDiet

 

[franz_see]

It's hard to say how much a tortoise should weight, because tortoises of the same age vary greatly in sizes. However, what I noticed is the rate of growth varies much less than the actual weight http://bit.ly/tortoise-growth-charts

 

[Edizzle888]

Petsmart and petco now sell it too.

 

[Edizzle888]

Lol well I figured I'd make use of some of them since I make so much coffee

 

[Careym13]

I don't have Sulcatas, but I do have two Leopards and they both turned a year old in august. One is currently 350 grams and the other is 260. They have been raised separately for the last several months in identical conditions. The Mazuri and grassland tortoise food do help, both of mine started putting on weight faster once I added it to their diet a couple of times a week.

 

[Tippiethetortoise]

It's hard to say how much a tortoise should weight, because tortoises of the same age vary greatly in sizes. However, what I noticed is the rate of growth varies much less than the actual weight http://bit.ly/tortoise-growth-charts

Thank you!

 

[Tippiethetortoise]

That's where I just ordered mine from as well. Here you go

http://www.tortoisesupply.com/MazuriTortoiseDiet

Great, thank you

 

[Tom]

WIth a good start, they can reach 400-500 grams by 8 months.

With a dry start, half that is good.

If yours has made it past the 50-60 gram mark, you are probably out of the woods, so to speak, and if temps, conditions, care, and diet are right, you should expect this baby to start sprouting in the next year.