General Care Discussion :: .5 of an inch of growth in a month?

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Post Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:31 pm   .5 of an inch of growth in a month?

Agamemnon is now 2", when I recieved him/her a month a go, it was 1.5". Is this normal Growth?
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:36 am   

Seems a bit high, though they get much bigger compared to RES. It's not a real answer, how is his shell/seams looking?
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:40 am   

Well they started to spread apart, so I've been feeding him less.
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:51 pm   

Half an inch of growth in a month is too much...

What and how much were you feeding? What have you cut the portion down to?
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:27 pm   

Ya, I cut them down about a week ago. Remember it is a Belize Slider, which do grow larger than RES.

I also might think that since he's on a different diet than he was with the breeder, his body might just need to adjust.
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