Tortoise weight

[Franekn]

hello fellow tortoise owners
I’ve got a 9 month old western Hermann tortoise and was wondering by how much she should be growing monthly in weight and length. And when I should weigh her. At the moment I weigh her on the 2nd day of every month. I would appreciate any advice and support/ feedback on this topic

 

[Tom]

hello fellow tortoise owners
I’ve got a 9 month old western Hermann tortoise and was wondering by how much she should be growing monthly in weight and length. And when I should weigh her. At the moment I weigh her on the 2nd day of every month. I would appreciate any advice and support/ feedback on this topic

They all grow at wildly different rates and for many different reasons. Don't worry about those silly ratio formulas or any of that non-sense. Feed your tortoise as much of the right foods as it wants to eat daily, house, light and heat it correctly, and keep it well hydrated. It will grow however fast it grows. No need to rush it, and no need to starve it to slow it down.

Here is the correct care info with loads of info on diet:

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

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[Tom]

They all grow at wildly different rates and for many different reasons. For this reason, any sort of "average" is meaningless. Don't worry about those silly ratio formulas or any of that non-sense. Feed your tortoise as much of the right foods as it wants to eat daily, house, light and heat it correctly, and keep it well hydrated. It will grow however fast it grows. No need to rush it, and no need to starve it to slow it down.

Here is the correct care info with loads of info on diet:

The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise

I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...

tortoiseforum.org

Info For New People. Please Read This First.

Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...

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