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Old 14-08-2007, 07:59 PM
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hi could someone tell me roughly how much weight a tortoise should put on ?eg in a month
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Old 14-08-2007, 08:02 PM
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Wow a question I can answer! I was told on here about 2 - 4 grams a month but that was for a horsfield so it may be different for each tort type
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Old 14-08-2007, 08:08 PM
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Wow a question I can answer! I was told on here about 2 - 4 grams a month but that was for a horsfield so it may be different for each tort type


hi thanks for that. mine is a horsfield ,i tought it was about that
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yeah i'd say a couple of grams a month is about right,anymore than that then theres a risk of over growing!
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I have had my red foots for about 18 months now and weigh them every month, they have een putting on between 4 and 8 gramms a month
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