Cherry heads

[Big Ol Tortoise]

So is there a a way to tell if a a cherry head tort is going to grow to be as big as a regular RF? Are there people that breed big Cherry heads and the baby will also be big?
Thanks for your time, Mike

 

[Millerlite]

Most cherry heads will not reach that big of a size. I don't even think "big cherry heads" get as big normal reds.

Kyle

 

[Big Ol Tortoise]

Most cherry heads will not reach that big of a size. I don't even think "big cherry heads" get as big normal reds.

Kyle

Do people breed big cherry heads?

 

[allegraf]

Not sure if this applies to all torts, but the bigger the girl, the larger the egg. Then the bigger the hatchling. I don't know if anyone specifically breeding for big cherries but there are breeders with larger girls.

The males are a whole nother issue. I've seen large males that did not appear too old and smaller males that never seem to grow. I was judging their age by the depth of the concavity of their plastrons. It is hard to find breeding sized cherries these days, much less to specifically breed for size.