My Sully, update, new growth!!!

[nikki0601]

So my Sully is almost 12 weeks old, have had him for 6 weeks, he was 49 grams the day I got him, he is now weighing in at 66 grams, he averages 2.8 grams gain each week, gonna be a big boy.. and now for the pics!!!

Here he is the day I got him

And here he is today, check out the growth

And a few more pics just for fun!!

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Forgot bout this pic, he was just a diggin and making a mess

 

[NinjaTortoises]

haha what a handsome little tort!!!, im glad hes doing fine, I still have to give you the weight of mine lol but i will soon, when i buy that weighing thing , but anyways, awesome pictures of him or her lol

 

[dmarcus]

Very nice growth...

 

[nikki0601]

Thanks y'all.. Ninjatortoises, hows your little guy doing? Would love to see pics

 

[JLSchmittou]

Very nice, Nik!! Love your stone work!! Makes my enclosure look, like... Well, a plastic box . my temp/humidity gauge died today... Let's hope it's just the battery... And he is quite handsome, great growth... I weighed Bishop and Hindu last week.. Their growth is really amazing.. Makes ya feel like you haven't screwed up!!!

 

[Linzbragg]

I love how he digs! I just switched my substrate to topsoil with hay mixed in and put a huge pile under a half log. I'm hoping Franklin will start digging too.

 

[nikki0601]

Thanks for all the comments, yes, having them thrive and growing is a relief, like thank god I didnt screw up, babies can be so fragil, its been nerve recking... As for the digging, lol, its cute but he makes a mess and always does it right there near his basking and food, he has lots of other places he can dig and not make a mess but he likes that one spot so nothing I can do, I love my Sully

 

[nikki0601]

Headed to buy some more bricks of coir, he is digging threw the 2 inchs to quickly

 

[dmarcus]

They are great diggers..

 

[Beeliz]

Beautiful ! and the home is fabulous too!!

 

[cemmons12]

They are great diggers..

Nice looking!!
And yes they are great diggers for sure!

 

[Zamric]

Digger you say? Check out this Thread http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-RV-s-Burrow#axzz1fiNf1xNb

Learn how to control digging!

 

[nikki0601]

LOL, I like his digging to be honest, its so cute to watch and wonder just where he thinks he is going, China?

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Wow interesting thread!!

 

[Zamric]

Na.... China is to far, but under your foundation? not to mention the den in that Thread late collapsed and RV barly made it out alive.

I allow WalkingRock to burm about 6" down but as luck would have it, His house is ontop of a tree I had removed and the root suystem prevents deep digging.

 

[nikki0601]

That is cool, I am interested to see Sully dig when is a full grown giant, I made sure I prepared myself for destruction when I selected Sulcata,lol

 

[Zamric]

Kool, If you decide to allow him (does he have a name yet?) to dig or to Burrow try to confine it to part of your yard that has a good vegitated area with healthy roots systems. That way the roots will help support the roof of the burrow and the chance of collaps is kept to a minimum.

 

[nikki0601]

Ok, thanks for the tip.. And yes, his name is Sully, lol, not very unique I know but I like it

 

[JLSchmittou]

Ok, thanks for the tip.. And yes, his name is Sully, lol, not very unique I know but I like it

Like Sully Sullenberger...

 

[Zamric]

Original? who need original? What is Original? I've had a cat named "Cat" and currently have a cat named "Squirrel" ('cause she looked like one when she was a baby). A Name should flow from the heart, not the brain... and the Heart knows nothing of "Original"! (all sappy love poems are the same!)

 

[JLSchmittou]

Original? who need original? What is Original? I've had a cat named "Cat" and currently have a cat named "Squirrel" ('cause she looked like one when she was a baby). A Name should flow from the heart, not the brain... and the Heart knows nothing of "Original"! (all sappy love poems are the same!)

OMG!! LMAO @ Squirrel!!! Hahahaha!! Like it!