Hermann weight need advice

[Kori5]

Hi! Can someone please tell me the ideal weight of a 14 cm male hermann tortoise (dalmatian subspecie). Kori is 14 cm/640-645 and isn't eating a lot lately so I'm really worried. Thanks

 

[ILoveTorts&Gerbils]

There's a chart for this. I'll see if I can find and link it for you.

 

[ILoveTorts&Gerbils]

http://www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk/site/169.asp

Hope this helps.

 

[Kori5]

Thank you! I used the jackson ratio previously and it appears he is overweight . It really suprised me. How accurate is it?

 

[FujiBaird]

You might want to make sure that you are measuring your tortoise's length correctly. It seems that there are a lot of false positives for overweight that get resolved with a new length measurement. This website will show you how: http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/weighing_and_measuring_66.asp

 

[Kori5]

Yes, this is the way I measured him

 

[WithLisa]

How accurate is it?

Not at all. It depends on the shape of the shell (the volume), not only the length.
Just like humans with a small frame can be lighter than others without being underweight.