General Care Discussion

Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:57 pm **Growing up...**

Hey all,
I was lurking around the board and I found a thread where a member (I think Tenodera) said that it would be nice to post picks of our growing turtles every month and tell everyone how big they are.

I thought this was a great idea.
I got Kokoro 1 month ago today. I got her when she was 3.5cm (1.4") she is now 5cm (almost 2").

oops forgot the pic

Bwaha!! I found the original thread http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8916 thanks to Tenodera for the Idea

Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:40 pm

That sounds neat. One of the most common questions on here is how fast are turtles supposed to grow. This would help establish a typical range of growth. Also, growth rates that are too fast or too slow are signs of problems. Best to know about them early one.

I can't participate though because my turtle's grown.

Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:53 pm

I have participated, but I have a monster female! The boy is about the size he should be, but she out did herself in a year. Sh's 4.5 inches. Yikes!

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:40 am

when they were hatchlings.

a little bigger.

And the most recent one.

I know they havent grow much since then because of the lack of uvb and space., but i'm trying to fix that.

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:47 am

hey kornygerm got any measurements?

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:51 am

Yeah measurements please!And my friend has a HUGE female turtle!
32~34 inches!

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:53 am

Nop,dont have anyting recorded..but from a wild guess..they must be around 6-7 inches,but i will try to measure them this week.

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:54 am

Wow korngerm had them for a while hey!
babies to 6"-7"

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:12 am

Cute turtle!

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:22 am

cute!

my turtle grew 1.3 inches in 4 months

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:01 am

Not bad,my friend(11 yrs old)Turtle grew fast!it just took him 5 months too get his turtle 20 inches long.

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:57 am

Opus, what kind of turtle does your friend have? RES max out at 12". It sounds like your friend has a tortoise if your measurements are correct. Even still, 20 inches in 5 months is a lot of growth for any animal.

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:47 pm

I agree...I realy dont think it's healthy either. What is your friend feeding it? 4 pounds of meat a day? :shock:

It doesnt have to be a tortoise either, alot of soft shell species grow to 2 feet! Or maybe your friend just measured it wrong..

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:14 pm

Oops! :oops: Sorry!his turtle right now is 34cm.I will edit my posts!

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:56 am

Well another month has passed and Kokoro grew almost a full cm. Today she did not like being touched so I will try for a better measurement tomorrow.

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