Sulcata Tortoise !!!

[Dequan Jones]

Does Any 1 have a pic of a 2-3year old Sulcata

 

[Yvonne G]

I was told the larger of these two was two years old. The other is 6 months old.

 

[Tom]

Does Any 1 have a pic of a 2-3year old Sulcata

What is it you are looking to see? Their growth rates can vary tremendously. Within that age range they could be 3 inches or 18. I have a five year old female that is over 50 pounds. She lives with another female that was only about 4 pounds at 3 years old.

 

[Speedy-1]

Speedy is 18 months .



Just weighed him Sat. 7 1/2 "s and 2 Lbs 12 oz,s !

 

[Yvonne G]

I love the design on Speedy's shell.

 

[yensao]

Deal All,

Can someone advise and tell me why every sulcata's shell looks different color and shape?

I always wonder this question, My sulcata is almost 3 years old, most yellow color and a bit brown on the shell

 

[Gillian M]

Speedy is 18 months .

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Just weighed him Sat. 7 1/2 "s and 2 Lbs 12 oz,s !

He's gorgeous. GOD bless.

 

[Tom]

Deal All,

Can someone advise and tell me why every sulcata's shell looks different color and shape?

I always wonder this question, My sulcata is almost 3 years old, most yellow color and a bit brown on the shell

Different genetics and different environments.

Just like people. Some are tall and some are short. Some have a lot of pigment, some have very little. We even have albino humans too. So many different sizes, shapes and appearances, yet we are all the same species.

 

[yensao]

Different genetics and different environments.

Just like people. Some are tall and some are short. Some have a lot of pigment, some have very little. We even have albino humans too. So many different sizes, shapes and appearances, yet we are all the same species.

Well acknowledged, Tom

Thanks

 

[TortoiseWarrior]

Nice looking tortoise.

 

[Alexio]

While we're near the subject take a browse and see if you can find the albino sulcata picture they are quite interesting. There are people who breed different snakes and tortoises for specific colors/patters. I always look at my leopards and think how they just dont look quite the same .

 

[bouaboua]

We have "Little Pig" since March 2013.......

This photo took on Jan 15 2016


Next two pictures was taking on Feb 5th....He is @ 9KG





Next photo we took on May 10 2016 @ almost 11KG which is about little more than 24 lb.

 

[Edizzle888]

Rocky and Apollo are opposites both 13 months.

 

[Edizzle888]

One is 1 1/2 pounds while the other is 200 grams

 

[Edizzle888]

Raised separate but equal environments and feeding. So like they said no real measuring format

 

[cmacusa3]

Squints is somewhere around 2, he loves to hangout under the vent on cooler days.

4 pounds and almost 9"

 

[NikArch08]

Tank is 2 and is a bit over 4 inches, I've only had him for a week