Weight!

[andreasvatne]

Hey so I have Theo, Jordan or Syrian Greek Tortoise, (T.G. terrestris) and Leo, Syrian Greek Tortoise, (T.G. terrestris)
(formerly antakyan now combined with terrestris).
They are both males and they both are adults. I just weighed them, and Leo weighed 564 grams, while Theo on the other hand weighed 640 grams. I was just wondering if this is normal?

 

[N2TORTS]

Hey so I have Theo, Jordan or Syrian Greek Tortoise, (T.G. terrestris) and Leo, Syrian Greek Tortoise, (T.G. terrestris)
(formerly antakyan now combined with terrestris).
They are both males and they both are adults. I just weighed them, and Leo weighed 564 grams, while Theo on the other hand weighed 640 grams. I was just wondering if this is normal?

Weight gain should never be judged against a time period (ie week, months or year) but by how long (straight carapace length (SCL)) your tortoise is.
Also each mm of growth will weigh more in a larger tortoise than a smaller tortoise, so a larger weight gain for a larger tortoise is exactly what you want to be happening.

JD~

 

[Madkins007]

You can also apply the Donoghue formula if you want- https://sites.google.com/site/tortoiselibrary/basic-medical-care/healthy-weight-and-size

 

[andreasvatne]

You can also apply the Donoghue formula if you want- https://sites.google.com/site/tortoiselibrary/basic-medical-care/healthy-weight-and-size

Thanks, helped alot!