17-08-2010, 08:07 PM | #11 |
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Hi what a great idea
Alfie - Male Age - 6 years Scl - 12.7cm Weight - 390g Dolce - Female Age - 4 years Scl - 11.1cm Weight - 279g Fendi Age 3 years Scl - 8.9cm Weight - 171g Dior Age - 3 years Scl - 8.7cm Weight - 139g Chanel Age - 3 years Scl - 9.5cm Weight - 200g |
18-08-2010, 07:54 AM | #12 |
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I have added all details posted so far and organised them by age
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18-08-2010, 08:20 AM | #13 |
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This is really interesting great thread:
Here are my two - Eivissa - Female Age - unknown, poss wild caught 20 years+? Scl - 205mm Weight - 949g Ibiza - Female Age - 3 years Scl - 90mm Weight - 152g |
18-08-2010, 08:53 AM | #14 |
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Not 100% sure on their ages.
Suet Age - 6/7 ? years SCL - 11.7cm Weight -300g Myrtle Age - 6/7? years SCL - 10.1cm Weight - 210g According to The McIntyre ratio my two are on the low end, should i be worried? Last edited by suet/myrtle; 18-08-2010 at 09:01 AM. |
18-08-2010, 09:20 AM | #15 |
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Age matters when we are comparing with each other, e.g. if someone buys a 10 year old tortoise and they are not sure if it's the correct size or weight they can check against the results of others and see if it is within the same range. If we only recorded the size and weight then a tortoise fed on an incorrect diet might only be the same size and weight as a younger tortoise due to improper growth, this way it gives us a better idea of the condition of our torts.
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Those are two seperate variables. You might want to start another thread as to the size and age. Age has nothing to do with weight. A 4 cm tortoise should weigh the same regardless if it is 2 years old or 10 years old. Each individual tortoise is going to grow at a different rate depending on nutritional intake, environmental conditions and personality. The owner controls the first two factors for the most part and that adds to the problem of 'proper' growth rate.
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Owner: Helen M April. Age: 15-20 Size: 135mm Weight: 605g --------------------- Alfie. Age: 6 Size: 127mm Weight: 390g -------------------- Owner: PumpkinPie Bruce. Age: 5-6 Size: 123mm Weight: 375g |
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The only logical conclusion is that your tortoise is under weight. The weights are going to vary depending on how well it is hydrated, when it eats, how much it eats, when it deposits waste, how much waste it deposits...
From a common sense standpoint, again, a 4 cm tortoise should have the same body mass regardless if it is 4 or 40 years old. Quote:
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18-08-2010, 01:06 PM | #19 |
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Please actually read the results, it's obvious that you're not bothering to read things through properly.
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18-08-2010, 01:11 PM | #20 |
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There are bound to be different subspecies present within this list of Horsfields, from Danny's thread it is obvious that some are more rounded, domed or can be quite flat therefore this will affect their weights at a particular SCL. Maybe evaluating the weights for subspecies would be more realistic?
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