My horsfields long term growth
These are the 3 torts that I purchased on 21.6.08 meant to be 3 female but 1ended up male, I thought it would be interesting to look at their growth rate over the years.
Hilda June 08 400g. Approximately 5years old June 09. 476g June 10. 532g June 11. 635g July 12. 746g June 13. 882g April 14. 967g Current. 985g Doris June 08. 375g approximately 5 years old June 09. 420 g June 10. 481g June 11. 522g July 12. 615g June 13. 763g April 14. 839g Current. 876g Bertie June 08. 325g. Approximately 4 years old June 09. 407g June 10. 521 g June 11. 567 g July 12. 582 g June 13. 742g April 14. 742g Current. 687g These torts live in a greenhouse with access to a large outside area and are fed a mostly weed diet. |
Ok so just did a few calculations to summarise, in 6 n a bit years Bertie the male gained 362g. The 2 females gained just over 500 g and interestingly Maureen another of my females who is older but who is still growing also gained the same amount in the same period. I cannot compare my others as they were all pretty much adult when I got them.
This is less than I was expecting the rate to be, maybe I will look at my hermanns now and see if they are similar! I have become obsessed with numbers all of a sudden!! |
Looks like slow and steady growth, Alley. :)
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It's good to see the growth and weights over the years, and interesting how different some torts grow and put on weight.
I weighed all my horsfields this morning: Xena:these weight are just after hibernation, the weights increased during the summer months, and back Down to the the weights below March 2013 = 1,666 gms March 2014 = 1,762 gms March 2015 = 1,707gms Hibernation this year: End of windown = 1,663 gms Mid way through hibernation = 1,647 gms Post hibernation = 1,707 gms Zelda: March 2013 = 1,631 gms March 2014 = 1,763 gms March 2015 = 1,621 gms Hibernation this year: End of windown = 1,583 gms Mid way through hibernation = 1,575 gms Post hibernation = 1,621 gms Spartacus: June 2013 = 429 gms May 2014 = 438 gms March 2015 = 450 gms Hibernation this year: End of windown = 409 gms Mid way through hibernation = 401 gms Post hibernation= 450gms Lilly: weights each year from hatchling Sept 2010 = 7cms 100gms Sept 2011 = 9cm 175 gms Sept 2012 = 12cms 364 gms Sept 2013 = 14cms 847 gms Sept 2014 = 16 cms 906 gms March 2015 = 16cms 914 gms Hibernation this year: End of windown = 888gms Mid way through hibernation = 887 gms Post hibernation = 914 gms Roxy: February 2013 = 9.5cms 244gms March 2014 = 14 cms 781 gms March 2015 = 16 cms 980 gms Hibernation this year: End of windown = 994 gms Mid way through hibernation = 988 gms Post hibernation = 980 gms (she hadn't eaten yet as only got up yesterday) |
Wow Bev, Xena n Zelda are hefty girls! If I remember rightly though they were adult when you got them? Didn't they come from Chris?
Your weights for the others makes interesting reading, your torts put on 500 g in one season where mine took 6 years!! Maybe mine need some cakes to fatten them up! Seriously though I wonder why as mine do leave food so I can't be starving them?? I expect Danny will have a chart somewhere showing a study of wild growth weights or something. If you do have anything Danny I would be very interested. |
Hehe Alley, mine are all fat greedy pigs, and it might be bacause they either live singlely or in pairs so not much competition for food, I would also think that compared to the wild where they walk more many more miles and forage for food that may not be available and they do hibernate for a lot longer than ours ever will :)
Roxy grew too fast in my opinion, she put on 700 grams in 2 years!!!! The older girls I did get as adults and have put on around 200-300 grams since I've got them, Lilly has gained 800 grams in 4.1/2 years and little old spart has stayed around the same weight he is a dinky little thing but weighs far heavier than one of my male golden Greeks who is larger than him :) x |
Tabitha is a big girl too. She's gained 300g in the two years I've had her. I think your hypothesis that living singly or in pairs means there's less competition for food is a good point Bev. There's never any food left here either. I replaced the aloe & spider plants in all their tables this weekend and the females have devoured most of theirs but the males aren't quite so bothered. Just as well they are easy plants to recover and take cuttings from or split. I always have new plants growing on the windowsill. They really love the aloe. :lol:
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