I am unsure how old he is. One of his many owners said he was only 4 years old. Which is either due to improper diet and lack of growth or they have no idea how old he is. He was put in a glass aquarium with sand and fed fruit and greens... I took them in as rescues when they were being passed from person to person. >.< Him and his brother both suffered from parasites and MBD. His brother Abbott ended up passing away due to the parasite load, but Castello is free from parasites, on a proper diet, lots of sunshine, Calcium and a UV bulb have him in much better shape.
His body was so weak he could hardly hold his shell up off the ground to walk. Now he runs around his enclosure like a champ crawling on everything. His shell is firming up and he is getting to be a healthy lovely turtle.
Castello is a very nice looking Tort, good job on the Rescue!! My Sulcata looks to have a similar amount of growth just by looking at the scutes and mine is only a year old...its good to see him in good hands now!