weight gain

alicia · 27-01-2008, 07:12 PM

hi there, as most of you know i have a 4 year old leopard torotise and he is just over 4 inches long and 250g.
how much weight should he be gaining a week,month? and how often should i weigh him.

thank you
x

alicia · 27-01-2008, 09:39 PM

any one????????????/
x

jobro1968 · 27-01-2008, 10:17 PM

im not sure but my martha is 4ish and weighs 254g and is 11cm long. im off to my vets tomorrow morning so i will ask her and let you know as im intersted myself.

Laraine · 27-01-2008, 10:21 PM

Hi Alice, when our Leopards were outside and eating as much as they wanted they were putting on between 6 and 10g per month, now they are inside for the winter and not as active, they are putting on between 4 and 8g per month. We weigh them monthly.

alicia · 27-01-2008, 10:28 PM

thank you both. i fell like bobby isnt putting on weight like this each month, hes not putting much on at all. should i be worried and should i feed him more?

thank you.

**egyptiandan64** · 27-01-2008, 10:37 PM

He should be gaining about 10 to 20g a month Alice. The bigger he is and gets the more he should gain a month. If he's not gaining weight, than you need to feed him more. Just make sure to supplement at each feeding. You can start by weighing him every 2 weeks and than go to once a month. He should feel like a rock when you pick him up.

Danny

alicia · 27-01-2008, 10:47 PM

hi dan, he doesnt feel heavy to me at all, and hes stayed the same weight for about 2 months maybe more now, i feel really bad

.

thanks for your help. p.s i added you on facebook haha hope u dont mind.

terrypin · 27-01-2008, 10:51 PM

hi Alice is he drinking what do you feed him as this sounds a little light for his length.

terry

Laraine · 28-01-2008, 07:09 AM

Cassie is our biggst girl, she is 11.5cm and weighs 358g, she has put on 38g in the last 3 and a half months. This one feels like a brick! only the little ones feel light, but they are noticably smaller, Dylan is 8cm, he weighs 204g. Little Dylan is the one that had his leg broken during his capture. So his appetite was not as good as the others for a little while. our smallest,Scotty weighs 187g, he looks tiny when next to Cassie!

alicia · 28-01-2008, 03:37 PM

hes drinkin, he always has a big bowl of water available and i bath him every other day. i feed him just over a handfull of every weed i can find a day, it's mostly dandys.

i cant seem to find much more near me. how much should i give him??
ill weigh him in a couple of weeks after feeding him lots.

thank you

alice

27-01-2008, 07:12 PM	#1
alicia Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: waterlooville, Hampshire Posts: 2,328	weight gain hi there, as most of you know i have a 4 year old leopard torotise and he is just over 4 inches long and 250g. how much weight should he be gaining a week,month? and how often should i weigh him. thank you x __________________ 0.0.2 graeca ibera

27-01-2008, 09:39 PM	#2
alicia Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: waterlooville, Hampshire Posts: 2,328	any one????????????/ x __________________ 0.0.2 graeca ibera

27-01-2008, 10:17 PM	#3
jobro1968 Member Hatchling Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: leeds Posts: 571	im not sure but my martha is 4ish and weighs 254g and is 11cm long. im off to my vets tomorrow morning so i will ask her and let you know as im intersted myself. __________________ joanne alfie=tunisian martha + tulip + violet = leopards stan + ollie + big bert + lilly = hermanns No more vacancies !

27-01-2008, 10:21 PM	#4
Laraine Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wirral Posts: 3,622	Hi Alice, when our Leopards were outside and eating as much as they wanted they were putting on between 6 and 10g per month, now they are inside for the winter and not as active, they are putting on between 4 and 8g per month. We weigh them monthly. __________________ Laraine ________________________

27-01-2008, 10:28 PM	#5
alicia Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: waterlooville, Hampshire Posts: 2,328	thank you both. i fell like bobby isnt putting on weight like this each month, hes not putting much on at all. should i be worried and should i feed him more? thank you. __________________ 0.0.2 graeca ibera

27-01-2008, 10:37 PM	#6
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	He should be gaining about 10 to 20g a month Alice. The bigger he is and gets the more he should gain a month. If he's not gaining weight, than you need to feed him more. Just make sure to supplement at each feeding. You can start by weighing him every 2 weeks and than go to once a month. He should feel like a rock when you pick him up. Danny __________________

27-01-2008, 10:47 PM	#7
alicia Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: waterlooville, Hampshire Posts: 2,328	hi dan, he doesnt feel heavy to me at all, and hes stayed the same weight for about 2 months maybe more now, i feel really bad . thanks for your help. p.s i added you on facebook haha hope u dont mind. __________________ 0.0.2 graeca ibera

27-01-2008, 10:51 PM	#8
terrypin Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: jersey c.i. Posts: 2,928	hi Alice is he drinking what do you feed him as this sounds a little light for his length. terry __________________ these are my own opinions do with them what you will. _________________

28-01-2008, 07:09 AM	#9
Laraine Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wirral Posts: 3,622	Cassie is our biggst girl, she is 11.5cm and weighs 358g, she has put on 38g in the last 3 and a half months. This one feels like a brick! only the little ones feel light, but they are noticably smaller, Dylan is 8cm, he weighs 204g. Little Dylan is the one that had his leg broken during his capture. So his appetite was not as good as the others for a little while. our smallest,Scotty weighs 187g, he looks tiny when next to Cassie! __________________ Laraine ________________________

28-01-2008, 03:37 PM	#10
alicia Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: waterlooville, Hampshire Posts: 2,328	hes drinkin, he always has a big bowl of water available and i bath him every other day. i feed him just over a handfull of every weed i can find a day, it's mostly dandys. i cant seem to find much more near me. how much should i give him?? ill weigh him in a couple of weeks after feeding him lots. thank you alice __________________ 0.0.2 graeca ibera

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