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Posted by Pamela on October 07, 2001 at 19:36:38:

In Reply to: Pamela... posted by Niki on October 07, 2001 at 19:01:43:

Gosh! Now I'm worried. I hope that Nigel is not TOO underweight. I figured him for a lean mean grazing machine...but hopefully still within a normal range. Perhaps it's getting time for a vet check... just to see if my vet thinks he's doing ok... I have a friend who has a sulcata that is the same size/age as Nigel. I think I"ll get her to weigh hers and see if it weighs a lot more than Nigel. I have a really bad memory, but I seem to almost remember weighing Nigel at the beginning of summer and him weighing a little more than 3 pounds.
I have Russian Torts...and I know that they have a lot more "meat on their bones" than Nigel. They don't graze near as much as Nigel...and they are a lot more active (digging and such).
Pamela

: I got Teddy 2 years ago on the 15th of Oct. 99
: and I was told he was 5 months old. Seems to be
: about right at that age at that time. He's currently
: also about 8 1/2 inches (I straight measured the tips
: of the gullar to the last piece of the V part of
: his tail area that was shell) and he's right around
: 9 pounds right now. Looking at a close up of Nigel
: I'd say Teddy's "body" part, not the shell areas,
: is bigger, the forearms are heavier.

: He does seem heavy to me, like a cinder block for
: his size, but I still think of him as puny, though
: I see evidence of him growing all the time - he
: can't walk under the open cabinet doors now, he's
: too tall.

: A few people were looking at him Sat. when I was
: washing my car, he was out "helping" me by splashing
: all around the driveway, and all they talked about
: was his LEGS, so cool, look like a dinosaur, amazing,
: never seen anything like it, the "thorns" LOL (Spurs).

: We still have to be careful when he's in the house,
: watching our step, knowing where he's at, opening
: doors carefully etc...

: Hmm, I want to get some better close up pics of
: Teddy, and possibly the underside too.

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: Gosh! Now I'm worried. I hope that Nigel is not TOO underweight. I figured him for a lean mean grazing machine...but hopefully still within a normal range. Perhaps it's getting time for a vet check... just to see if my vet thinks he's doing ok... I have a friend who has a sulcata that is the same size/age as Nigel. I think I"ll get her to weigh hers and see if it weighs a lot more than Nigel. I have a really bad memory, but I seem to almost remember weighing Nigel at the beginning of summer and him weighing a little more than 3 pounds. : I have Russian Torts...and I know that they have a lot more "meat on their bones" than Nigel. They don't graze near as much as Nigel...and they are a lot more active (digging and such). : Pamela : : : I got Teddy 2 years ago on the 15th of Oct. 99 : : and I was told he was 5 months old. Seems to be : : about right at that age at that time. He's currently : : also about 8 1/2 inches (I straight measured the tips : : of the gullar to the last piece of the V part of : : his tail area that was shell) and he's right around : : 9 pounds right now. Looking at a close up of Nigel : : I'd say Teddy's "body" part, not the shell areas, : : is bigger, the forearms are heavier. : : He does seem heavy to me, like a cinder block for : : his size, but I still think of him as puny, though : : I see evidence of him growing all the time - he : : can't walk under the open cabinet doors now, he's : : too tall. : : A few people were looking at him Sat. when I was : : washing my car, he was out "helping" me by splashing : : all around the driveway, and all they talked about : : was his LEGS, so cool, look like a dinosaur, amazing, : : never seen anything like it, the "thorns" LOL (Spurs). : : We still have to be careful when he's in the house, : : watching our step, knowing where he's at, opening : : doors carefully etc... : : Hmm, I want to get some better close up pics of : : Teddy, and possibly the underside too.

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