How much should an adult male Russian weigh? Mine is about four and a half inches long and weighs 388 grams. I read somewhere that one should be around 500, or does it really just depend on the size of the tortoise itself?
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underweight??
noori
Sep 24, 2003 04:26 PM
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brad wilson
Sep 24, 2003 04:39 PM
Yes it does depend on the shell size. And to some extent on shell shape. Flatter russians I've had are lighter, more highly domed ones are heavier.
I had one small male russian that was around 400 grams (varied by season) at a shell length of 4.5"
I have another male russian who weighs around 550 grams at 5.25".
Two females are 1000grams/6.25" and 1150 grams/6.9". And all varying with the season.
I also have a 16 month old russian (gender unknown) who weighs about 230 grams at 4". He's very sturdy but not as highly domed as the adults.
