Redfoot age?

[blackcat38]

Hi everyone, just wondering if someone could help me out, I've got 3 redfoots, 2 of which I got a couple of months ago. The lady I bought them off didn't know their ages- she had them herself for about a year. So I was wondering if anyone would know a rough age?

This is horatio
slc is 10.5cm



I know he's probably too young yet to be sexed but I can see a difference between him and colossus- can anyone else, male or female?

This is Colossus
scl is 12cm



again male/female?

This is my baby George, scl is 8.5cm and he is one year old


heres all three together to see the size difference


Thanks for looking

[kellysmith1976]

Hi, As you probably know its really hard to age a tort...
But I have reds and i would say that Horatio Is a Boy, Hes also a Cherryhead!.. Colossus Is at the moment looking female again this may change.. And again i think she may be a Cherryhead too.. What colour is Georges Plastron ?.. And what colour are his nostrils?... From what i can see i would say George is a 'normal' redfoot, There is no difference in care, The difference comes from where the torts originate from, Cherryheads are from Brazil,
Cherryheads are gorgeous i have 2... They look great ... x x

[blackcat38]

Hi, thanks for your reply, I thought Horatio might be male too, he seems wider around the tail than colossus, but there isn't a concave shape at all yet. And I thought Horatio was a cherry head too cos of the marbling but wasn't so sure about colossus, but its starting to come through on his shell. George is a normal, I've seen his parents, I got him off blazingtortoise last summer. I'd love to know how old they were though.

How old are yours? Love to see some pics

[blackcat38]

Here's a pic of George so you can see his nostrils- haven't taken a pic of his plastron though, but there isn't any marbling like the other two

[kellysmith1976]

Heres my Scarlett, She is a rescue, SHe is a cherryhead too..

This is my other Cherryhead Bob.


Heres a pic of my other 2...


That photo was taken last summer when they were out ... They have grown a bit since then..

[blackcat38]

They all look lovely and I’m loving the red on scarlett’s head. How long have you had them all? They look quite big in the outside photo, do you mind me asking what their scl is?

[kellysmith1976]

Scarlett ive had about 8months, Shes my big girl!... Shes 18.5cm SCL and weighs 1700g..
Rita ive had about 18months, Female Shes 15cm SCL and weighs 700g..
Sue again ive had about 18months, Female shes 12cm SCL and weighs 579g
Bob same as 18months, Male hes 15.5cm SCL and weighs 721g..

[blackcat38]

Colossus who's scl is 12cm is only 355g, horatio (10.5cm) is 267g and George (8.5cm) is 110g- Colossus is a lot lighter than yours who's the same length. Is there any sort of guild to show you how much they should weigh compared to the length?

[kellysmith1976]

I asked that same question on an american website and a guy gave me a formula, Its a guide to optimum weight , So DONT worry if yours are lighter.. If they are healthy and active and gaining weight each month, then your doing fine... I just like to use the formula to check..
Heres the formula...

straightline carapace length (in cm) cubed x .191 = expected weight in grams

heres where the guys info came from:
Donoghue, S., 1997. "Nutritional status of tortoises using
morphometrics to assess body condition." Vivarium Magazine, Volume 8
No. 2.