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Old 26-02-2008, 11:52 PM
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A two - three year old Hermann will be about the length of your middle finger. Ed's book has a good calculator for the size of the table to the size of the tort but as I've just got in from a very long meeting I don't feel like looking. I'll look for you tomorrow.
Those are herpers minimums... bigger is always better. On an indoor enclosure... it cannot be 'too big'. Outdoor enclosures... another matter... you can go 'too big'... except in the UK where the average yard is 5 x 10 m.
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Those are herpers minimums... bigger is always better. On an indoor enclosure... it cannot be 'too big'. Outdoor enclosures... another matter... you can go 'too big'... except in the UK where the average yard is 5 x 10 m.
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5 x 10m... you need to visit a few more UK gardens!
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Old 27-02-2008, 12:06 AM
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5 x 10m... you need to visit a few more UK gardens!
One I visited exceeded that range... average... mind you.

You have bigger?... quite lucky... affluent... of you.

Some have less than that.
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One I visited exceeded that range... average... mind you.

You have bigger?... quite lucky... affluent... of you.

Some have less than that.
you know americans, everything has to be bigger!
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you know americans, everything has to be bigger!
Totally not true. I'm a realist... but it have methods of making up for my 'short commings'.

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Totally not true. I'm a realist... but it have methods of making up for my 'short commings'.

(i'm sorry... too much information)
oh so you bought a porsche then!
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oh so you bought a porsche then!
In my wildest dreams... It would actually be a humve... I like off roading... not speed.
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In my wildest dreams... It would actually be a humve... I like off roading... not speed.
good to see you have an interest in emissions by wanting a Humve, 10 gallons to the mile, hahahaha
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A two - three year old Hermann will be about the length of your middle finger. Ed's book has a good calculator for the size of the table to the size of the tort but as I've just got in from a very long meeting I don't feel like looking. I'll look for you tomorrow.

Thanks.

I quite like the look of spur thigheds aswell. Are these the same size and requirements as Hermanns/Horsefields?
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Thanks.

I quite like the look of spur thigheds aswell. Are these the same size and requirements as Hermanns/Horsefields?
med spur thighed or african?

Med ones grow to about 8" some in some cases bigger, africans get HUGE. (up to 36 inches)
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