Weight gains for Yellowfoots and Sulcata

04-10-2006, 06:28 PM

Hi
I weighed my 6 baby yellowfoots on the 27-08-06, their weights then were
1- 97 grams
2- 106 grams
3- 114 grams
4- 80 grams
5- 89 grams
6- 73 grams
I weighed them again today they now weigh
1- 114 grams
2- 113 grams
3- 124 grams
4- 86 grams
5- 97 grams
6- 78 grams
Silky my Sulcata on the 27-08-06 weighed 1kg 233 grams she now weighs today 1kg 330 grams
Could someone plz let me know if these weight gains are ok.

yam yam · 04-10-2006, 09:22 PM

wow what a lot of tortoises you have

jeff · 04-10-2006, 09:35 PM

Hi Bluey
Well looking at your weight i dont think you have any thing to worry about mate,Weight will go up and down.What you got to think about is when you weigh them have they empty there bowles,Try bathing them before you weigh them.That way your weighing records will be more true mate

**Eire_Ade** · 04-10-2006, 11:07 PM

I always weigh and measure my tortoises every 2 weeks first thing in the morning before they have woken up properly, this way they dont try to get off the scales or get stressed out measuring as they are still a bit sleepy and let you measure them with no fuss.

Ade

04-10-2006, 06:28 PM	#1
Bluey Guest Posts: n/a	Weight gains for Yellowfoots and Sulcata Hi I weighed my 6 baby yellowfoots on the 27-08-06, their weights then were 1- 97 grams 2- 106 grams 3- 114 grams 4- 80 grams 5- 89 grams 6- 73 grams I weighed them again today they now weigh 1- 114 grams 2- 113 grams 3- 124 grams 4- 86 grams 5- 97 grams 6- 78 grams Silky my Sulcata on the 27-08-06 weighed 1kg 233 grams she now weighs today 1kg 330 grams Could someone plz let me know if these weight gains are ok.

04-10-2006, 09:35 PM	#3
jeff Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,180	Hi Bluey Well looking at your weight i dont think you have any thing to worry about mate,Weight will go up and down.What you got to think about is when you weigh them have they empty there bowles,Try bathing them before you weigh them.That way your weighing records will be more true mate __________________

04-10-2006, 11:07 PM	#4
Eire_Ade Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 8,422	I always weigh and measure my tortoises every 2 weeks first thing in the morning before they have woken up properly, this way they dont try to get off the scales or get stressed out measuring as they are still a bit sleepy and let you measure them with no fuss. Ade __________________ Ade ----------------------------------------------- Y.O.B 1971 (40 years young! ) My Tortoises :- Dug (Testudo Graeca Ibera Terrestris (Syrian), Penny, JJ (JennyJack), Buttons and Gem (Testudo Graeca Ibera)

04-10-2006, 09:22 PM	#2
yam yam Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: ESSEX UK Posts: 1,501	wow what a lot of tortoises you have

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