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General is on a growing spurt , he was 2411g today , that’s another 209g in 11 days . 19 g per day

Oh yeah, I did it just like Tom described . You really can’t go wrong with Toms advice on anything tortoise 🐢

Mine are @ 6 lbs and they will eat orchard grass hay. I stopped putting it in their enclosures because I thought it kept them from eating the other foods I put in. My 1 lb sulcata also will eat it too, I catch him with hay hanging out of his mouth all the time. They all like to hide in it

Point is—that is how you keep them healthy, proper diet and environment

The pics

I’m making lunch for my 2 Aldabras (General and Jackson) and 1 sulcata (Baxter) and thinking of all I go through so that they can live the good life . 🐢🐢🐢😁 Today’s lunch Mazuri with echinacea and chopped up Opuntia Dandelion Mustard greens Curly green lettuce It actually looks pretty good , I...

Here he is tonight, I looked in and I thought Damn! He is getting big . The pics is blurry because of the condensation but you get the idea

General is starting to eat everything I through in his plate and I mean its a lot , He can easily consume a pile of mazuri, with cactus or bell pepper cut up in it , the size of a softball. And a 12" clay plate full of greens. dandelions ,Opuntia, etc, I mean he cleans his plate. Im feeding...

Thanks! Jethro is a great name .😎 🐢

Here is my sulcata , Baxter . I haven’t sent in many pics of him lately, so here he is getting some sun today , he is 9 months old and he weighs 410g . He is growing very well . He is currently gaining weight at around 2.5 g per day . He has gained 35g in the last 14 days

General is on the left

Weighed my Aldabras today, Jackson was 2470g . Here he is with General getting some sun today. Jackson is on the right

General weighed in at 2209 g today . He has gained 273 g in 24 days . 11.375 g per day. Here he is with Jackson getting some sun today

I used to feed my draft horses and mules Purina Strategy feed soaked in vegetable oil , it worked great for equines , they were in top condition. I don’t know what effect the vegetable oil would have on torts though.

Yes , coconut oil about once a month