How to measure SCL?

DAISY · 10-06-2007, 10:54 AM

How am i supposed to measure my tortoise?
At what age does a horsfield stop growing (i pressume they do stop)and once they have stopped should their weight stay constant.
thanks
Rach

Henry-flash · 10-06-2007, 10:59 AM

Heres a measuring guide I did a while back

sandy · 10-06-2007, 11:51 AM

Horsfields are not to be measured against the Jackson ratio, as this is for med torts,
hermans ibera and graecas.
I do know someone on TF did put in some horsfield measurements from lots of different
horsfield keepers, and made a ratio for a guide.

nina · 10-06-2007, 06:00 PM

There's a guide called the McIntyre Ratio for Horsfields on the Tortoisefriends forum in the files section (this is useful, but I think it was drawn up on the basis of only 30 or 40 sets of statistics from members). There is also the guide that the RussianTortoise people in the States use: it's - in centimetres - (scl length x height x width) x .57 = weight in grams. I think all these things - Jackson Ratio included - are just meant to be rough guides though, not to be followed to the letter.

DAISY · 12-06-2007, 09:00 AM

Thanks for the help.will give it a go.
Rach

bernards mom · 20-08-2007, 05:45 PM

i have just measured my leopard using the guide above. how do i no if its a good size or not and what about weight? is there a healthy average weight ?

terrypin · 16-08-2008, 08:52 PM

[QUOTE=bernards mom;92705]i have just measured my leopard using the guide above. how do i no if its a good size or not and what about weight? is there a healthy average weight

hi if you post the scl and weight i can tell if i have records of one of mine at that size.they have daily access outdoors throughout the year from about 150mm and certainly appear healthy and active.
terry

karibum · 17-09-2008, 05:49 PM

Haha! My torts are little rascals, they don't let me push them til their heads are in their shells, they fight really hard with their legs!!! I had to buy a caliper guage to measure mine, so much easier!!!!!

lozzy2k1 · 18-05-2009, 02:53 PM

ok which is the carpace i get confused? so where abouts do i class as the end of carpace as my leos a boy and part of it goes into a v shape? x

**Alan1** · 18-05-2009, 03:25 PM

If you put the tort head first against the skirting board (not upside down or owt) or wall or anything vertical it will put it's head inside it's shell, then at the other end put a block of wood or something similar up against it's rear end, mark to the inside of the block of wood, take the wood and tort out the way and measure the distance from the skirting board to the mark

10-06-2007, 10:54 AM	#1
DAISY Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LIVERPOOL Posts: 2,763	How to measure SCL? How am i supposed to measure my tortoise? At what age does a horsfield stop growing (i pressume they do stop)and once they have stopped should their weight stay constant. thanks Rach __________________ Rach Mum to 12 horsfields, 2 redfoots, 2 spur-thighed, 4 dogs, 1 cat, 1 guinea pig, 3 chipmunks, 3 african pygmy hedgehogs, 4 bearded dragons, 1 goldfish. 2 daughters and 1 husband.

10-06-2007, 10:59 AM	#2
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Heres a measuring guide I did a while back __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

10-06-2007, 11:51 AM	#3
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Horsfields are not to be measured against the Jackson ratio, as this is for med torts, hermans ibera and graecas. I do know someone on TF did put in some horsfield measurements from lots of different horsfield keepers, and made a ratio for a guide. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

10-06-2007, 06:00 PM	#4
nina Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,337	There's a guide called the McIntyre Ratio for Horsfields on the Tortoisefriends forum in the files section (this is useful, but I think it was drawn up on the basis of only 30 or 40 sets of statistics from members). There is also the guide that the RussianTortoise people in the States use: it's - in centimetres - (scl length x height x width) x .57 = weight in grams. I think all these things - Jackson Ratio included - are just meant to be rough guides though, not to be followed to the letter. __________________ http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk l

12-06-2007, 09:00 AM	#5
DAISY Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LIVERPOOL Posts: 2,763	Thanks for the help.will give it a go. Rach __________________ Rach Mum to 12 horsfields, 2 redfoots, 2 spur-thighed, 4 dogs, 1 cat, 1 guinea pig, 3 chipmunks, 3 african pygmy hedgehogs, 4 bearded dragons, 1 goldfish. 2 daughters and 1 husband.

20-08-2007, 05:45 PM	#6
bernards mom Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: n.yorkshire Posts: 1,106	i have just measured my leopard using the guide above. how do i no if its a good size or not and what about weight? is there a healthy average weight ? __________________ 1 husband, 3 kids, 1 dog, 3 cats, 1 leopard tortoise, 2 leopard geckos, 1 house gecko, 1 rabbit, 1 guinee pig, i bird, 5 giant african land snails, and lots of fish!!!!!

16-08-2008, 08:52 PM	#7
terrypin Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: jersey c.i. Posts: 2,928	[QUOTE=bernards mom;92705]i have just measured my leopard using the guide above. how do i no if its a good size or not and what about weight? is there a healthy average weight hi if you post the scl and weight i can tell if i have records of one of mine at that size.they have daily access outdoors throughout the year from about 150mm and certainly appear healthy and active. terry __________________ these are my own opinions do with them what you will. _________________

17-09-2008, 05:49 PM	#8
karibum Member Egg Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 83	Haha! My torts are little rascals, they don't let me push them til their heads are in their shells, they fight really hard with their legs!!! I had to buy a caliper guage to measure mine, so much easier!!!!!

18-05-2009, 02:53 PM	#9
lozzy2k1 Member Hatched Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shipley, Bradford, uk Posts: 352	ok which is the carpace i get confused? so where abouts do i class as the end of carpace as my leos a boy and part of it goes into a v shape? x __________________ Lozzy 1 Leopard-Georgie 4 years old 1 Marginated- 5 years old 2 twin Turkish Spur-popeye/percy 3 years old 1 dog-cavalier king-charles-Alfie 2 years old 1 parrotlet-Kiwi- 2 year old Tropical Fish Gold fish 3 bunnies- Muffin, Gizmo, Buttons 1 guinea pig- Guiness Pond fish

18-05-2009, 03:25 PM	#10
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	If you put the tort head first against the skirting board (not upside down or owt) or wall or anything vertical it will put it's head inside it's shell, then at the other end put a block of wood or something similar up against it's rear end, mark to the inside of the block of wood, take the wood and tort out the way and measure the distance from the skirting board to the mark

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