Determing Age

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bigdog

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Is there a way to guesstimate their age at all? I got her about 2 years ago and she weighed about 6lbs and I think they said she was around 4yrs old (but not positive). I weighed her the other day and she weighs 35lbs. I'm not positive Munchy is a she just a best (very uneducated) guess on my part based on some pics I saw online.

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There is really no way to tell. They all grow at such different rates, and so many things can influence the rate one way or the other.
 

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May I ask why you want to know the age that bad the tort is going to out live
Both of us . Plus the good die young and our torts help keep us good :)
 

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Here is a picture I just took of her showing her size if that helps. I also took some of her underneath to try and guess her gender. I'm just wondering for curiosity because I only got her 2 years ago. So any help on her possible age and if gender would be appreciated.

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She looks like a female,about the age ..u cant tell...mine is about ur size but very slow growing and is soon 6 year old

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SANDRA_MEISSNEST said:
She looks like a female,about the age ..u cant tell...mine is about ur size but very slow growing and is soon 6 year old

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Thanks Sandra. From my calculations of what we were told she would be around 6 now, so just wanted to get a general idea if that was somewhat correct. I had thought she was a she too from what I some pics online. Are females generally smaller than males or vice versa?
 
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