Fat tortoises

[Yvette]

Is my tortoise too fat? Serious question. I weighed him for the fist times at night. Will share a pic with him next to tape measure and a pic on scales.

 

[Yvette]

I know he's gorgeous, he totally gets his beauty from me but if he's overweight I am not to blame.

 

[johnsonnboswell]

Worrying about overweight isn't actually a good thing to focus on. Give the most varied and complete diet possible, plenty of room for exercise and a proper habitat. Worry if there is weight loss or no growth in a young animal.

 

[Yvonne G]

The way you tell if a tortoise is fat is by how the skin and flesh pooch out up above his front legs. Your tortoise is just a little baby. He hasn't been alive long enough to have become fat.

 

[HLogic]

...on the other side of the fat fence... Your tort is approximately 20 grams heavier then the average of the Red-footed, Yellow-footed and Elongated youngsters of a similar (5 cm +/- 0.2 cm) size for which I have metrics (n = ~50).

See the following post for a reference once it achieves a 9 cm SCL. As you may be aware, obesity affects animals in ways similar to that of humans with many of the same and other related issues.

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/mcintyre-weight-ratio-chart.111688/

 

[ascott]

Is my tortoise too fat? Serious question. I weighed him for the fist times at night. Will share a pic with him next to tape measure and a pic on scales. View attachment 117475View attachment 117476

He is perfect.

 

[TortsNTurtles]

I know he's gorgeous, he totally gets his beauty from me but if he's overweight I am not to blame.

lol he is cute!

 

[jlpicc]

Absolutely gorgeous!!

 

[dmmj]

I like large chelonians, and I can not lie.

 

[Carol S]

So cute!!!