Tortoise weight

[PenguinMan]

Hi, sorry if this has been answered before but i can't find a jackson scale for juvenile torts.
I have two juvenile hermanns called PeanutButter and Jelly. We used to keep these two together (controversial i know!) but we have recently separated them as we noticed Jelly getting noticeably bigger.
So to my question. Are my tortoise weight to SCL ratios good for almost exactly 1 year old torts?

PeanutButter = 120g x 83mm
Jelly = 157g x 86mm

They are siblings born on the same day.
Thanks in advance!

 

[JoesMum]

Personally I don't bother with Jackson ratio

The Tortoise Trust has explanations of how it is appropriate to use it and how to measure it (links in article)
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/jackson.html

 

[PenguinMan]

I've already looked on that article and the scale doesn't go down low enough for juveniles.

I basically just want to know if either of my torts are over or underweight

 

[JoesMum]

I've already looked on that article and the scale doesn't go down low enough for juveniles.

I basically just want to know if either of my torts are over or underweight

More importantly at that size - which is tiny - are they steadily gaining weight?

 

[Raymo2477]

Low tech answer...do they feel heavy for their size? Underweight torts feel almost hollow.

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

That's because it doesn't apply to tortoises that small - there is not likely a meaningful ratio that does. Increasing weight is really what you're after at this stage.

 

[PenguinMan]

Awesome... yer they're both gaining one more than the other I'll continue weighing n measuring each month until they get bigger before worrying about the scale