Posts filed under 'size'
February 15 size
During a fit of boredom today, I measured the turtles.
Measuring the length of their carapace they are:
2 and 11/16 inches – Rex
2 and 1/2 (2 and 8/16) inches – Cinderella
They’ve grown in the past two months…the growth rates have slowed, but it hasn’t stopped. And it won’t for a while.
Add comment February 16, 2008
December 23 size
It’s AG’s birthday. Happy birthday my AG!!!
During routine tank maintenance today, I measured the turtles.
Measuring the length of their carapace they are:
2 and 3/8 (6/16) inches – Rex
2 and 1/4 (2 and 4/16) inches – Cinderella
They both grew since the last measurement. Cool!!
I really hate to see them grow up so fast and wish they could stay hatchlings forever. At the same time though, I can’t wait till they’re 4″ so we can tell whether they are male or female and whether we’ll have to rename them.
Add comment December 24, 2007
December 9 size
During routine tank maintenance today, I measured the turtles.
Measuring the length of their carapace they are:
2 and 5/16 inches – Rex
2 and 1/8 (2 and 2/16) inches – Cinderella
Cinderella hasn’t grown in the three weeks since my last measurement. It’s pretty weird since her carapace felt a bit pyramided. Rex’s was fine though.
Add comment December 10, 2007
November 18 size
During routine tank maintenance yesterday, I measured them…
Measuring the length of their carapace they are:
2 and 1/4 (2 and 4/16) inches – Rex
2 and 1/8 (2 and 2/16) inches – Cinderella
Sometime in early November, they started being fed every other day as they are no longer hatchlings (below 2″).
Add comment November 19, 2007
October 28 size
Didn’t measure them for a bit.. Anyway, am glad that they both grew significantly in the past few weeks…
Measuring the length of their carapace they are:
2 and 1/8 (2 and 2/16) inches – Rex
1 and 7/8 (1 and 14/16) inches – Cinderella
Add comment October 29, 2007
October 7 size
Rex grew by another 2/16th in a week and Cinderella grew by just about a half of 1/16…
Measuring the length of their carapace they are:
1 and 7/8 (1 and 14/16) inches – Rex
1 and 1/2 (1 and 8/16) inches – Cinderella
Add comment October 7, 2007
September 30 size
Me and AG cleaned aquarium today and measured their size.
Rex is growing by leaps and bounds, Cinderella is slowly chugging along. They’re both growing so fast, the 5-gallon tank is going to be too small for them much sooner than expected…gotta start thinking more about the (around) 200 gallon tank soon…
Measuring the length of their carapace they are:
1 and 3/4 inches (1 and 12/16) – Rex
1 and 1/2 inches (1 and 8/16)- Cinderella
Add comment September 30, 2007
September 23 size
Since I did a total aquarium cleaning and threw out the pebbles (gravel) today, I also measured the turtles.
Measuring the length of their carapace they are:
1 and 9/16 inches – Rex
1 and 7/16 inches – Cinderella
They are growing!!
Rex quickly outgrew Cinderella when we first got them. His shell is pyramiding, which means that his shell is unusually large, his head is bigger, and he’s a fat turtle. He eats most of the food, including Cinderella’s share. We will start decreasing the amount of food that Rex gets and we will also feed them separately. Hopefully Rex’s shell normalizes and Cinderella eats more.
Add comment September 24, 2007
September 14 size
I measured Rex and Cinderalla for the first time on September 14.
Measuring the length of their carapace (shell) they are:
1.5 inches (1 and 8/16th) – Rex
1 and 5/16 inches – Cinderella
When we first got them Cinderella was the bigger one. Since she hasn’t been eating as much as Rex, Rex just grew much faster and is now the bigger of the two.
Add comment September 19, 2007
