Meet Sriracha the Sulcata Tortoise

in #animals7 years ago (edited)

Meet Sriracha my 5 year old Sulcata Tortoise. Born in May of 2013, she started out about the size of a golf ball . This was the first day she came home with us.
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Sun bathing under the heat lamp in her tank. The first year of her growth she averaged around 15 grams a month. Look at her baby back legs! IMG_8099.JPG

I entered her in a tortoise calendar contest and took first place in late 2013.
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We used to keep a toy construction cone on her when she was so small so we could see her in the grass.
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This is her in 2015 at about 12lbs. Her cone for scale.
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They are basically little cows that graze all day on grass and weeds. She gets the occasional strawberry or watermelon rind as a treat. They love dandelions too. I also feed her a food pellet to help supplement any nutritional decencies.
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This is her as of today at about 60lbs. Once she hit about 10lbs she started gaining almost a pound a month.
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