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Old 08-05-2011, 08:07 PM   #1
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Question Hermann Keepers - Question on Size and Weight...

Hi all Hermann keepers...I have a 9 months old tort who weighs 25g and with a SCL of 5.2cm, is it around right size? I have had it for a month. Do you weigh them every week? I was told baby tort can have a very big variation in small things like after/before drinking/poo-ing...

I have read some post elsewhere saying their several months old tort weighs more than 40g, and is much bigger. Maybe they have a different species...that's why I decide to ask someone who keeps Hermann!!
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Old 08-05-2011, 08:10 PM   #2
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Sounds about right, my hermmans at 1 year was 40g and yes pooing and amount of water can make a few grams difference, which, for a baby is a lot!
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Old 08-05-2011, 08:30 PM   #3
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OMG. my 19 week old hermanns weigh 40g and 46g. wonder if thats too heavy.

one is 5.5cm and the other 6cm

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There is a very wide variation in the weights of small hermanns. I have photos of a hatchling that was 2g. Although that is a tiny one it grew normally and is fine.
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Old 08-05-2011, 11:33 PM   #5
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My two Hermanns were born in August 2010
Bertha is 5.6cm and weighs 47grams
Beryl is 5.8cm and weighs 48grams
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My hermanns is 9 months old, almost 6.5cm long & 60g.

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Old 09-05-2011, 12:39 PM   #7
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Probably just shows that like us, they are all different
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Old 09-05-2011, 09:21 PM   #8
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2 Grams?????? Picture a tortoise the size of 2cc... I cant. I hatched out an Egyptian at 9 grams and that was scary small.

Did you get any photos of the tortoise because that has to be a record for the small side.

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Old 09-05-2011, 09:49 PM   #9
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Jonathan posted a couple of times regarding the 2g Hermanni.

Hope this works...

http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...=France+french


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I'd be willing to bet that is more than 2g.

The Egyptian I mentioned was smaller than a US dime and it was 8 to 9 grams.

Unless the tortoise was severely dehydrated or emaciated...

Not really important...

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Jonathan posted a couple of times regarding the 2g Hermanni.

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http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...=France+french


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