Does size matters?

Mathias Sam · Apr 17, 2019

I have a 6 - 7 ish month sully and get kinda worried about his growth rate. Seeing other sullys get quite big quite fast. Is this normal or there's something wrong with it? He is eating well and very active. I feed him a mix of various vegetables like spring lettuce, romaines, kale and dark leafy greens supplemented with calcium every 4 days. End to end, his shell is 3 inches. Here are pictures of Mr Tiddles.

Mathias Sam · Apr 17, 2019

Mathias Sam said:
I have a 6 - 7 ish month sully and get kinda worried about his growth rate. Seeing other sullys get quite big quite fast. Is this normal or there's something wrong with it? He is eating well and very active. I feed him a mix of various vegetables like spring lettuce, romaines, kale and dark leafy greens supplemented with calcium every 4 days. End to end, his shell is 3 inches. Here are pictures of Mr Tiddles. View attachment 270125 View attachment 270126 View attachment 270127 View attachment 270128 View attachment 270129

Sorry 5 - 6 ish month

Ray--Opo · Apr 17, 2019

Mathias Sam said:
Sorry 5 - 6 ish month

Welcome looks healthy. They grow at different rates. If you get a digital scale you can monitor the growth. Takes away the guessing game.

Sleppo · Apr 19, 2019

Yeah I agree with Ray, get a digital scale and start weighing consistently. Good luck

Tom · Apr 19, 2019

He's on the small side. He's also pyramiding, which indicates that conditions have been too dry. Dry conditions also slow their growth tremendously.

The diet you have been offering is not great either. They should be eating the right types of grasses, weeds, leaves flowers and succulents.

Read these for more help:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/

Also, has your tortoise ever had contact with other species? That could be a factor too.

Pure Tortoise Power · Apr 19, 2019

Tom said:
Also, has your tortoise ever had contact with other species? That could be a factor too.

I wonder how that could be a factor? What's the reason behind this?

jsheffield · Apr 19, 2019

Pure Tortoise Power said:
I wonder how that could be a factor? What's the reason behind this?

I'd bet shared worms, viruses, or bacteria ....

J

Tom · Apr 19, 2019

Pure Tortoise Power said:
I wonder how that could be a factor? What's the reason behind this?

https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/mixing-species.139808/

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