age estimate

I got my tortoise Hermes from PetSmart. He came into my clinic with a upper respiratory infection, I fell in love with him and adopted him. One of the employees mentioned the care he was getting there and it just broke my heart, I felt I needed to get him out or he would not thrive. Well...

Hello everyone! First I would like to congratulate you all for the amazing community in this blog and thank you so much for sharing your hard earned knowledge! This blog has been my guide line as a Mom for my first Russian Tortoise, Cuarzo, who joined my home almost a month ago. I was told...

He is a Russian tortoise, I got him about a year ago and just wondering how old he is 🙂

Hello, I have posted here before to find the species of our little rescue and mostly it came down to either Greek or Hermanns. I got very mixed opinions about its gender on FB tortoise group with some swearing it’s a female while a vet told us from the same photo it’s a male. How old would you...

Hello everyone, we have found this tortoise in our garden (left there by previous owners who left the country). Could someone please advise what kind of tortoise this is? One friend suggested a sulcata. Also what age it could be? Thank you Jana

Hello, I’ve had my baby redfoot for a month now and am wondering if its age is the same as what the breeder told me. Breeder stated it hatched February; no specific hatch day, meaning it was about 3 months when I received it, so about 4 months old now. It’s not that I don’t believe the breeder...

Can you tell me this hermann's tortoise's age and gender. And is his mouth ok? please help

Hi everyone! I got my new Horsfield 4 days ago, they told me he was CB22, but I’m not 100% due to his weight. I have been trying to find forums which help calculate his age and size to his weight but I’m struggling. He is 7cm wide and 8cm in length and weights 48g. Is this underweight and what...

Hi, we got a “baby” Sulcata on November 25th. I weighed her/him and it was 130 grams and 9 cm. I read online that he/she may already be 10 months old. I have no idea how old this Sulcata is. The pet store owner did not know for sure either… Would be great to know how old she he is...

Hi guys! i hope posting a new thread specifically about sexing my red footed tortoise is allowed! I just got them yesterday and want to know sex before naming. Since they'll be around for a long time I want the name to be perfect. Also if you could help with age estimation, the ring counting...

Hi, I got a Russian tortoise a few days ago. We were told he’s a male and around 3 years old. I weighed him today and he’s weighing 278g and has a straight she’ll length of approx 4cm, I will attach some photos. Does he look healthy? Seem the correct weight for his size and age etc? Thanks...

Hello fellow tortoise lovers, Can I please have your help identifying the breed of our pet family tortoise? Background: - She has been in our garden (in Ireland) for 30 years, she came with the house as the previous owner didnt want to relocate her. - We do not know her exact age - We...

Wondering his age

Hi! I have had box turtles, but this is my first Russian Tortoise. The lady at the pet store said it is a she, but I’m starting to second guess. She also didn’t know age. Any ideas? I am in love. I would like to give it a name and I don’t want to just pick gender neutral.

Hi everyone this is my tortoise Anastasia. Can anyone tell me what age she is? I’m guessing 6-ish? And is the white marks on her shell shell rot. I got her in may. she’s on a diet of kale and various vegetables if that helps.

Hey! I was wondering how old this guy is! His Name is Zeke! About 4-5 inches long, male, captive bred.

I only just realized that when I bought Tywin, I fell for the classic "He's about a year old" scam (lol). The only reason I even questioned this was because they said they got him as a hatchling, and had him for a year. But, they had him in a 20 gallon fish tank with half the bottom covered in...

hi everyone, i got this little one a month ago and she weighs 125 gr, in the place that i bought her they told me that she was 3 years old or something like that, but i have to ask does someone has a chart or something to compare is growth for the years to come?. sorry if i misspelled some...

Hey guys! Yesterday someone on the forum guessed Otis is between 5-10+ years old. Is there a way I can narrow down a closer guess to how old he is? Also, does his shell look dry and should I be doing anything for it? Currently, I mist him and short soaks. Thanks in advance :)