How do I tell how old my Florida boxie is?

VixenKitten

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Hi everyone :)

I was told by the pet store maybe 6 months to a year but it seemed like the sales person was guessing...

Can anyone tell me how I might be able to tell or opinions based on size even?

Thanks! :)
 

Turtlepete

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Post a pic of it, along with its SCL (Straight Carapace Length) and we can give you a basic guess. Problem is there are to many factors affecting growth that even size really isn't a reliable guess.
 

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Yellow Turtle01

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The pictures don't show for me (my computer hates me too:mad: ) but can be 3'' just a small 'baby' or kind of at that stage where they are almost a bay, but not 'really' anymore. Age is really hard to tall accurately without the hatch date, and everything's just guessing without knowing that.
 
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