General Care Discussion :: turtle size

[inuyashalover384]

awhile back (2 years ago) while in florida i bought two baby turtles thinking that i could save at least 2 out of the horribly crowded tank. so 2 years later (now) they've grown which i kinda expected but thats not the point, out of the 2 turtles 1 is alot smaller then the other and i got them at the same time. so is there something wrong with them or am i over reacting???

[zoologist]

could be that the smaller one isnt getting as much food. have you been monitoring feeding time?

[littlecakes]

Most likely the bigger one is female and the smaller one is male. The females grow larger.

If they are both eating normally and are healthy, that's probably just it.

[inuyashalover384]

yes i do not sure about my dad but he gets food but shes very picky she won't eat anything but the pellets while gluttony eats every thing

[zoologist]

well then there is your answer. if you eat more... you grow faster!

[inuyashalover384]

ahh thank you

[steve]

You need to devise a feeding schedule that everyone will need to respect. You should also take the additional step of separating them during feeding. Some use a separate feeding tank, but if that is too much work, you can just use a empty container to hold the turt that isn't being fed at the moment.