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Old 31-07-2013, 11:13 PM   #11
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He might be Corsican, Shaz. I understand they are relatively large for hermanni hermanni.

He's a lovely chap - is he yours?
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No not mine a friends. He is for sale thou.
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He will make a handsome pet for someone.

But not for me, as I already have at least 3 male hermannis!
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Old 01-08-2013, 09:48 AM   #14
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Hes approx 850g and 6 inches length age 12 years old. Does that make a difference as thats quite big aint it ??
That's interesting. My Hermanni Hermanni male is 9 years old and weighs 245 grams, length less than 4 inches (the length is not accurate because he doesn't let me measure him properly.) He seems to have stopped growing or grows very little now, so it seems that he will remain this size.

Maybe it is like with people - someone is just bigger and someone smaller.

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Yes some are bigger than others just like people, then we have got regional variations as well. The males are really quite a lot smaller than the females.

Hanako I think your male will end up bigger and heavier than he is at the moment. He might be having a rest from growing at the moment.

I have one male who was growing and gaining weight hugely last year, but this year he's just gone up a little. I don't think there is anything wrong though.
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