Is there a chart to let us know normal growth?

James aldridge

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Its a similar question I have, my Russian was born in October 2015, so a year and two months and weighs 76grams?? normal??.. ive been looking online for a chart but cant seem to find anything with his age, its either hatchings or past 5 years :(
 

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I've always placed hatchlings in the middle of a blank sheet of paper and traced his outline, noting the date. Then every month or two, using the same paper, place the tortoise over the past tracing and make another tracing with the new date. This will show you he's growing (or not). It's hard with russians because they're a small species and babies don't really grow all that fast.

I've never used it, but the Jackson's ratio is supposed to give you normal weight for mediterranean tortoises. Do a google search for Jackson ratio.
 
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