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#2061654
Roqout_biznatch
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Sulcata growth 
HI my sulcata is 1 year old 4 inchs in diameter and i was wondering if that was too small.
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08/21/09 05:50pm
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#2061697
Heatseeker
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Message To: Roqout_biznatch In reference to Message Id: 2061654
Sulcata growth
I wouldn’t think so. Mine were born in May and are 2.5 inches long. Its better if they don’t grow too fast - it could cause pyramiding with rapid growth do to being over fed or fed the wrong things. He has doubled his size and thats good. I have heard of a sulcata being 3 months old and being 5 inches and thats a lot of growth very fast, it could lead to other probelms later down the road. But it is such a variable between torts so there is no exact right size.
May I ask what you are feeding your baby and what the set up is like? Hope some of that helped :)
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08/21/09 08:27pm
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#2061964
Reptyelfreek
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Message To: Heatseeker In reference to Message Id: 2061697
Sulcata growth
Like Heatseeker said slow growth is the key. I have kept my baby on record for awhile and as long as you see him gaining weight length isn’t as big a deal. Marlin is about 9months old and his length is 3in and girth is 3in. He’s only grown very slightly since I got him. But he weighs over a hundred grams now so I know he’s healthy.
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08/22/09 03:51pm
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Dinkanber
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Message To: Reptyelfreek In reference to Message Id: 2061964
Sulcata growth
yeah a slow grower is a healthy tort.They grow about 1/2 inch a year on avrage.
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08/24/09 09:02am
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