Redfoot tortoise weight healthy?!

[tyler0912]

Hello,
My redfoot tortoise is,
Male,

I just wanted to know...
I Weighed my tortoise and he turned out to be **901g**
He is 6inches (carapace length)
6years old
Is he healthy is his weight healthy?

 

[bikerchicspain]

Sounds like a good weight to me!!

 

[tyler0912]

Thank-you i hope soo!

 

[Yvonne G]

I usually go by feel. If you pick him up and he feels like a shell full of water, then he's a good weight for his size. If he feels like he's full of feathers, he's underweight.

 

[tyler0912]

He is ferly heavy..
I think he is a good weight!

 

[coreyc]

Can you post a pic of him ?

 

[tyler0912]

sure!
ANd before you say anything he has had a bumpy shell sincie i bought him but he has grown into it alot !

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HERE they are!

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These are the only pics i have of him sorry!

 

[Madkins007]

There is actually a formula for recommended minumum weight for a tortoise- the Donohue Ratio-

Shell length (Straight-line Carapace Length) in centimeters, cubed, times 0.191 gives you the recommended minimum weight in grams.

6" is 15.24cm, cubed is 3539.6, times 0.191 is 676 grams. A more accurate shell measurement would give more accurate readings, but this is a good start. You said it was 910 grams, so is well above the minimum recommended level.

 

[tyler0912]

i said 901 not 910 !

 

[Madkins007]

i said 901 not 910 !

So sue me, I mis-recalled and am a bit dyslexic anyway.

 

[tyler0912]

i was only making a point.......Sorry..^^

 

[Madkins007]

Ha! You'r just lucky I did not remember it and write it as 190, then chew you out for an underweight animal!

 

[tyler0912]

Your so evil and that is not a joke....
I dont' think you should comment on this if your going to be like that...now who looks like the 13 year old! ?

 

[coreyc]

Your so evil and that is not a joke....
I dont' think you should comment on this if your going to be like that...now who looks like the 13 year old! ?

Relax Francis let's get along

 

[81SHOVELHEAD]

There is actually a formula for recommended minumum weight for a tortoise- the Donohue Ratio-

Shell length (Straight-line Carapace Length) in centimeters, cubed, times 0.191 gives you the recommended minimum weight in grams.

6" is 15.24cm, cubed is 3539.6, times 0.191 is 676 grams. A more accurate shell measurement would give more accurate readings, but this is a good start. You said it was 910 grams, so is well above the minimum recommended level.

Sorry i have to agree with Mark on this one
900 grm 6"scl seems heavy to me .
Archie is 5 3/4 scl @ 450 grms & Edith is 5 1/2 scl @ 475 grms .
My torts are probably on the light side due to living outdoors in a 12x12 enclosure with plenty of exersize.
Not saying this is a bad thing it just sounds a bit over weight compared to my 2 redfoots .
Bubba is 7 1/2 scl @ 1150 grms.( He is my largest male)
Does your tort have an outdoor enclosure?
Can yor recheck the scl & weight?
Mike D.

 

[tyler0912]

would iit make a difference if i weighed him after eating...cause i did !

 

[Madkins007]

Unless you fed him his own body weight in stuff, it really does not matter. However, weighing him under several different conditions, about once a month or so, gives you more accurate info than just once in a while- then you can look for trends.

I did not mean my reply about the 190grams weight to be evil, just a lighthearted poke at my inability to transfer numbers sometimes.