Nickypoo
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@Tom @Will and any others that might have thoughts.
I was watching a YouTube video of a guide on a South African animal reserve encounter a Leopard tortoise. The tortoise looked to be about 6 inches in length and the guide picks the Leo up and says, "This one is about 10 years". Granted this guys says a few things that indicate his knowledge of torts might not be PHD level ;-) and this tort could in fact be 2-3 years old but this tort was the size of most of the Leos on this forum that are 2 years old. My hunch is that many torts in the wild grow much slower, which contributes to their nice even growth. Thoughts?
I was watching a YouTube video of a guide on a South African animal reserve encounter a Leopard tortoise. The tortoise looked to be about 6 inches in length and the guide picks the Leo up and says, "This one is about 10 years". Granted this guys says a few things that indicate his knowledge of torts might not be PHD level ;-) and this tort could in fact be 2-3 years old but this tort was the size of most of the Leos on this forum that are 2 years old. My hunch is that many torts in the wild grow much slower, which contributes to their nice even growth. Thoughts?