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15-04-2013, 07:25 PM
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er.... confused...
Hi, I've got a hermanni hermanni and thought is would be a good idea to weigh him. I got 40g and 5cm shell length when I put it in a jackson ratio it came out at 0.32. Looking at the written guide hes over weight.
Is this right am I raising a heffer thh? Or am I special and not calculated it right? Cheers Pete. |
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15-04-2013, 07:35 PM
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The Jackson ratio doesn't work on small torts, only over 6inches (I think) but someone will be along to give u more advice i'm sure.
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15-04-2013, 07:55 PM
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There is a hatchling graph somewhere on this forum, do a search on the site and it should bring the thread up x
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15-04-2013, 07:57 PM
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I looked at that but it said for upto six month old. Sheldon is 18 months give or take
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15-04-2013, 08:18 PM
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The Jackson Ratio was only ever a rough guide and devised originally for wild caught tortoises which are very often a different shape to current day captive bred ones.
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15-04-2013, 09:09 PM
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15-04-2013, 09:17 PM
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http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=30500
This does say for hatchlings under 6 months but it covers hatchling sizes up to 9cm x
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15-04-2013, 09:20 PM
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Well according to that he's a little chunky.... holiday weight maybe. Ha
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20-04-2013, 11:28 PM
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I think the Jacksons Ratio is not as relevant/accurate below 100mm. I found this link which has a coupling of graphs for smaller torts.
http://www.tinytortoises.co.uk/jacks...%20charts.html
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