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hi all
i just wanna ask why havent my leopard tortoise grown i had him for a year now and he's grown half a inch i saw a pic down that a guy0s leopard had 2 years and hes triple the size of mine i'll post a pic so you can see

sorry i forgot it

Those that have tortoises with fast growth are the people who feed their tortoises "all they want and eat". Keeping food in front of a tortoise all the time will get very fast growth. Skipping days will slow it down.

Hey don't worry if its growing then its growing watch he weight and make sure that don't drop your tortoise shell looks great. How are you caring for it cage,food,heating, ect?

can you "skip days" of grazing - it's the middle of June, mine's
been outside for several months. Do you keep yours on concrete
on alternate days? Nobody "keeps food in front" of their torts
all the time - I know I don't in this hot weather - he eats
inside then goes back out where he continues grazing as he
pleases. Besides, how many times does EJ have to tell you that
access to food is not a culprit of any evils like you're making
out. Your deliberate attempts to stunt your animal isn't going
to work to your benefit. Don't you have a sulcata? How small
are you trying to keep it and why would you get one if that's
your intention? If you're not keeping it on concrete you're
probably keeping it inside then huh? In June. tsk tsk.

np