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I just rescued this tiny little sulcata. And by tiny I mean for its age. The person I got this little girl from kept it in a ten gallon tank its entire life. It is three years old and is only about 3.5 to 4 inches long. She has very little pyramiding and seems otherwise okay. The prior owner fed it mainly greens with a little fruit, added vitamins to the food and used a uv light, but when I saw her I had to take her! I was wondering if she will ever grow bigger or if she will be stunted forever since she is so small now. Also I caught her eating her poop, is there anyway I can prevent her from doing it when I'm not at home to clean it up right away? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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Emily

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The Spotted Gecko
**Updated 05-15-05**

If you are well versed in tortoises and feel comfortable judging this animals health, and think it's fine, then all's good. While I agree this is small for it's age, it is possible that it's age has been overestimated by the previous owners, and/or the species is misidentified (again, your experience will answer this question). It seems like care was adequate (what were the temps? humidity?) for the size of tortoise. Slow growth is usually a plus for these guys. I don't think that it's future growth will be affected, but again, this is all based on the assumption that this is a healthy tortoise.