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[Rosiee]

Little Foot will be 3 years in october but in the time i have had her she doesn't seemed to have grown much at just coming on 5inches nose to tail now she was about 4 and a half when i got her. What weight she she be at this length? and am i correct in thinking she may get to 8- 10 inches long providing the right diet and enviroment just so i know.

 

[agiletorts]

Little Foot will be 3 years in october but in the time i have had her she doesn't seemed to have grown much at just coming on 5inches nose to tail now she was about 4 and a half when i got her. What weight she she be at this length? and am i correct in thinking she may get to 8- 10 inches long providing the right diet and enviroment just so i know.

I don't think Hermann's grows to 8-10 inches in 3 years. Most adult Hermann's stay at 6-7 inches. My male TBH is still sub 7 inches, and he's probably already 7+ yrs old. What subspecies is Little Foot?

 

[Rosiee]

She is from sulvania so what ever that makes her i suppose i think that westen?

 

[elegans]

Sounds to me like Little Foot is fine. 5" at 3 years old is really fine. No worries. Best wishes Douglas

 

[Rosiee]

thanks douglas. Just to mention i was ment to spell sylvania in my last post so i guess that would infact make her easten, does that shed the light on how big she may eventaully become?

 

[Ozric]

Hi there

in general the Eastern subspecies will grow to a larger size than the Western in the long term and will also tend to be larger at any given age. But there is a great deal of variation between individuals, and females will tend to be larger than males so there are quite a few variables.

I believe slow growth is usually a good sign in tortoises.

Hope this helps a bit.

Jonathan

 

[Rosiee]

Thanks very much ozric

 

[egyptiandan]

Hi Rosiee,
If your Hermanns is from Slovenia, it's most likely T.h.hercegovinensis.
They stay smaller than T.h.boettgeri, usually 5 3/4" to 7" for adult females.
For her size she should be around 380g.

Danny