8 years old!!!!! really? I was told from petco around 9 months haha.

Danny I was going to say Tank is a Tanket. But because her plastron was not concaved. Yeh, I got one right-sort of even if it was after the fact. But your right UMDRunner Most Petcos and Petsmarts have a really good record for giving wrong information. Hope Tank being a Tanket is not a disappointment for you.

So do the rest of you think SHE is around 8?

Sorry I can't help there. Half the time I'm not really sure my own age.

haha!

how much does she weigh

thats the one thing I don't know that I should find out. I might try to find a scale at target or something.

I'm thinking about getting a buddy for her. Will if be fine if It is a guy? Or will I have to separate males and females?

Petsmart told us our 7 year old greek tort was a 6 month old russian
Go with the info here...it will serve you well

From what I've read they are really a solitary animal and a 'friend' can be very stressful...
In the wild males have an area all to themselves...hard to duplicate in captivity...
that said a lot of folks here have groups that are quite happy.

This post was last modified: 02-05-2008 09:38 PM by Cam.

Through all of my Russian experiences, they really DO enjoy having a buddy (contrary to popular belief) and if she's a female, then it doesn't matter what gender you put with her, although generally they say 2 girls to one guy...if you get a male, make sure he's not much bigger than her because he'll likely be reading for some mating well before her, and that could stress her out...