Robyn



I have a couple questions. Have you looked at growth rates of uros in their native habitat? If you have, how would you think yours stack up? I'm asking because these animals have adapted to their native habitats and their ideal growth rate would be what's found in the wild.



I know in regards to tortoises, more specifically, sulcatas, having an accelerated growth rate while young is not a good thing because they're being fed a nutrient dense food as opposed to high fiber grasses. I know that you deal mostly with canivorous animals (I have six ackies) and this isn't usually a problem.



Of course this has nothing to do with husbandry, but more on diet, but it still brings up growth rate so I'm curious as to what your opinions are, because accelerated growth can be both and negative and/or positive thing.



I keep my ackies, and tortoise on dirt, and I will be getting a pair of undersized egyptian uros next week and will be keeping them in a 4 feet trough with a dirt/sand mix. While I don't have much experience with it, I still believe that sand or other substrates gives more room for error. I love using dirt, but it's not something that will work for everyone, because there's less room for errors. It's harder to keep the substrate moist than to keep it dry.

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