about how big should a yearling sulcata be? two years?
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yearling sulcata
xcalibar2002
Jun 07, 2003 10:27 PM
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tortusjack
Jun 08, 2003 08:06 AM
Each will vary upon conditions in which they are being kept.
Personally my three came in at the following>>
12 mth.....450 gm - 600gm.....approx 15cm SCL
24 mth.....2kg - 2.5kg......approx 24cm SCL
36 mth.....5kg - 6kg........approx 35cm SCL
48 mth......11kg - 13.5kg.....approx 43cm SCL
60 mth......15kg - 18kg......approx 50cm SCL
males & females differ slightly, hence the above variants.
My Sulcata's are in the United Kingdom climate 
graham(UK)
Niki
Jun 08, 2003 09:48 AM
You can't really say "should" be , could depend on a lot of things.
Generally they're just a few inches at a year and a few more
at two. Are you asking because you have one already and are
looking for comparison, or are you considering getting one and
are trying to figure caging requirements. Usually they start
to grow more substantially after two years. Sulcatas are easy to
take care of for several years - lots of people have small ones and
can tell you this. Nothing more than a fancy box turtle. After
a few years is when they start to become a different story and are
often given up for adoption. I wouldn't consider anyone having
experience with sulcatas until theirs reaches the 10 pound mark at
least, then it's starting to be a sulcata.
Some grow more quickly than others, you don't want to try to force
it but females/males may grow at different rates, food, climate,
humidity, cage size, exercise opportunities, amount of months
spent outdoors (3 months outside is way different than 10 months
outdoors) and just individual differences will affect growth rate.
Mine is just about to turn 4 years old and is running 18 inches
at 44 pounds. Big difference from when I could carry him on
my palm.
DebK
Jun 08, 2003 02:38 PM
Should be are indeed the key words. Niki's Teddy and my Tank are the same age. While Teddy's turned out to be the 'tank' my Tank might be a third of his size. They're all different.
BTW - Hi, Niki and I think you're right - this is gonna be Tank's year to grow. He's already eating voraciously more than he ever has. We'll see what happens! 
Give Teddy a hug.
