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I would like to have this thread to update on Keto today I weighted him he is now at 174 g yay and 5.2 inches. Yay my baby is growing! In 2 weeks he went from 150g to gain 24 g...
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I don't know if that's a huge gain weight but it's good he is gaining weight.. I think.
 

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That's a significant gain.
I usually weigh once a month because the weight fluctuates wildly with moisture intake.
Different foods and soaking will make it go up and down.
A steady weight gain is good.
Ok good to know I just wants to make sure he is adapting well... Oh so that's why the first week he gained 17 g then now 7g cause it varies a lot? Good to know I was all scared thinking maybe 7g in the 2nd week wasn't enough.
 

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Ok good to know I just wants to make sure he is adapting well... Oh so that's why the first week he gained 17 g then now 7g cause it varies a lot? Good to know I was all scared thinking maybe 7g in the 2nd week wasn't enough.
You're going to make yourself crazy by weighing a small, growing tortoise too often;)
 

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So small update! He has been eating a lot yesterday and today. I noticed he doesn't climb into things around his enclosure.

Only when I give him his daily soak he gets super active and try to climb. But that's during his soak with warm water.
 

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I don't weigh babies. I place one on a clean sheet of blank paper then trace its outline, marking the date. Then, in a month or so, I place him again on that same paper, over the previous tracing, and make a new tracing, with the date.
 

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What do you consider a baby? Keto is 2 years old. So he isn't a hatchling.
 

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What do you consider a baby? Keto is 2 years old. So he isn't a hatchling.
I think the background info you got on him might be incorrect. If he's only 174g I seriously doubt he's 2 years old. I have a 5 month old that's 140g. I think he's much younger than two.
 

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Sorry, I guess I wasn't paying attention. When they get bigger, I stop tracing them and start weighing them, but I only weigh once a year. Keto is only 5", so he still fits on a sheet of paper.
 

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I think the background info you got on him might be incorrect. If he's only 174g I seriously doubt he's 2 years old. I have a 5 month old that's 140g. I think he's much younger than two.
He spent 2 years in a poor diet. Eating only lettuce and dry dog food. Now I'm giving him a varied diet and he has gained 24g in 2 weeks..
 

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Boy or girl? Is his shell ok? It looks like shorter on his bum.
 

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Too young to tell. You will have to wait about 5 years before you will know. Carapce looks good. Lots of growth spurts.
 
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