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Old 11-11-2007, 10:59 AM
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Red face jackson ratio

hi sorry know this has been done on here many times but does anyone have the link for the horsfields ratio height/weight chart? ive looked quickly on tt and cant find it there and cant find it anymoreon here either. just wanna check my torts are on track, many thanks
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Old 11-11-2007, 11:07 AM
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jacksons ratio isn't to be used on horsfields, as the bodyshape is different to that of hermanns

Tortoise Trust Web - The Jackson Ratio Graph - Inappropriate Use

if u cant find anything on TT go to 'site search' and type it in..all i did was type in jackson n looked for a corresponding link
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Old 11-11-2007, 12:12 PM
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so how do we know if a horsfield tortoise growing correctly?
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Old 11-11-2007, 12:30 PM
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There is a ratio for horsfields. Its called the McIntyre ratio and can be found in the files section on Tortoisefriends : Tortoisefriends It is currently being updated to include a larger sample of horsfields to make it more accurate.
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