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Post Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:47 pm   shell dimensions

On the site you can easily find that a female can get to be 12 inches long. My question is how WIDE can a res's shell become? Male or female
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Post Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:40 pm   Re: shell dimensions

I have not seen much info on the width, but my female is about 5.25" x 7", so if she were 12", she would be approximately 9" x 12" :shock:
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Post Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:28 pm   Re: shell dimensions

that's kind of terrifying. :shock: the reason I was asking was for the dock of the atb I'm hoping to build I wasn't sure if I should go for a full length ramp or one that would be about 2 inches wider than her max. I never expected it to be that wide, though I guess I should have.
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Post Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:16 pm   Re: shell dimensions

Just keep in mind that most females do not get up to 12".
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