Radiated growth

bigbeaks

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My radiated seems to be growing really fast and wondered if anyone else has any that has had this kind of growth, or does it look normal?

10/29/14 - 200 grams
12/24/14 - 335 grams
1/18/15 - 360 grams
3/3/15 - 441 grams
6/13/15 - 689 grams
8/15/15 - 925 grams
11/7/15 - 1173 grams
12/29/15 - 1318 grams


Hatch date is January 19, 2014, so it's almost 2 years old.

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Very nice growth, smooth too. I have a male just shy of 2 years that is 2010gr.
I have a female 2 years at 1050gr. So quite variability in growth among Radiata.
 

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Seems well within the "normal" range from what I've seen.

Gorgeous tortoise, btw.
 

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mine was purchase at 65g, July 2014
now 250g, Jan 1 2016
he was around 180g Aug 2015.



looks like the weight triples in 12 months is normal
 

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Very nice growth, smooth too. I have a male just shy of 2 years that is 2010gr.
I have a female 2 years at 1050gr. So quite variability in growth among Radiata.

I wonder if the males grow faster than the females? This one was incubated for male, but was not scoped. I'm thinking about getting it scoped soon.
 

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Not sure sex matters during their big growth stage. Genetics are big factor and environment, feeding, etc. Smaller females will produce smaller babies and grow slower. I have a female that weighed 490gr. 10/31/13. She is now 4000gr. She will be 4 years old in 2 months. Just shy of 10". That is crazy growth in a short period of time.
 

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Not sure sex matters during their big growth stage. Genetics are big factor and environment, feeding, etc. Smaller females will produce smaller babies and grow slower. I have a female that weighed 490gr. 10/31/13. She is now 4000gr. She will be 4 years old in 2 months. Just shy of 10". That is crazy growth in a short period of time.
Wow, that is crazy growth!
 

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how much do you feed? i feed almost every day. either 1 or 2 mazuri pellet, or some veggie . fruits maybe 2 ,3 times a week. ( i never measure the quantity . whatever leftover, i throw my SA wood turtle in to clean up)
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oh and i occasionally give some water turtle pellet. He loves it
 

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Let's see:
Daily: Collards,romaine, dandelion,Cactus.
2-3X/ Week: Mazuri and Marion Zoologic
each tortoise gets at least 8-10 pieces each. Rarely is there any left over. During the spring, they get more clover and wild dandelion greens. Now I but it in the grocery store and mix it in.
 

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