Well, the cherryhead triplets that hatched in September have now passed the three month mark without any incident. There isn't a whole lot to share except that they are eating and growing.
The two larger siblings, Huey and Dewey, continue to grow normally but I have cut back their food intake since they are well passed the point where they were runt hatchlings.
For some reason I always seem to break out the camera when I feed them so you will have to put up with messy faces...
Here are Huey and Dewey feeding on a mixture of boiled sweet potato, chopped romaine, a bit of red cabbage and a tiny bit of chicken breast. I no longer feed them things like this very often but I had made this stuff up for their smaller brother Peanut and I had a lot left over. Huey (left) has a single dash on his frontal scute...
All three getting a soak in the kitchen sink today...
Peanut is still just a little dinker but he eats a lot so he is growing well...
In fact, Peanut recently reached the milestone of surpassing the weight Huey and Dewey were when they hatched, which was 14 grams each...
Wow, up to 17.5 grams from a start of only 4 grams in three months! He is starting to get a slightly more 'mature' look to him...
Momma was out in the yard today so I took Peanut out to get a look at her. Frankly, she seemed quite frightened of him and wanted no part of it...
She did glare at him for a few moments though--maybe contemplating gulping him down?...
Actually, she bobbed her head at Peanut and seemed to recognize that he was another tortoise so I doubt she would have eaten him, not that I would have given her the chance. But I think she found Peanut to be somewhat creepy and just wanted to walk away.
That's all for now.
The two larger siblings, Huey and Dewey, continue to grow normally but I have cut back their food intake since they are well passed the point where they were runt hatchlings.
For some reason I always seem to break out the camera when I feed them so you will have to put up with messy faces...
Here are Huey and Dewey feeding on a mixture of boiled sweet potato, chopped romaine, a bit of red cabbage and a tiny bit of chicken breast. I no longer feed them things like this very often but I had made this stuff up for their smaller brother Peanut and I had a lot left over. Huey (left) has a single dash on his frontal scute...
All three getting a soak in the kitchen sink today...
Peanut is still just a little dinker but he eats a lot so he is growing well...
In fact, Peanut recently reached the milestone of surpassing the weight Huey and Dewey were when they hatched, which was 14 grams each...
Wow, up to 17.5 grams from a start of only 4 grams in three months! He is starting to get a slightly more 'mature' look to him...
Momma was out in the yard today so I took Peanut out to get a look at her. Frankly, she seemed quite frightened of him and wanted no part of it...
She did glare at him for a few moments though--maybe contemplating gulping him down?...
Actually, she bobbed her head at Peanut and seemed to recognize that he was another tortoise so I doubt she would have eaten him, not that I would have given her the chance. But I think she found Peanut to be somewhat creepy and just wanted to walk away.
That's all for now.
