How long is the average life span of a Cuora flavomarginata?

[bouaboua]

I saw a thread on one of the Chinese forum claimed that he own a Cuora flavomarginata for over 20 years.

How long is the average life span of them?

Just wondering! ! !!

 

[bouaboua]

@Yvonne G , @Anthony P , or anyone else have answer to this question?

 

[Turtlepete]

I don't keep the species. But any chelonian can live to be decades old with ease. American box turtles are known to very long lived, but whether the Asian box/Cuora genus enjoys the same long lives is unknown to me.
Any chelonian can reach 20-30 years with ease, given proper care. To be honest 20 years is a pretty short life span for most species.

 

[bouaboua]

I don't keep the species. But any chelonian can live to be decades old with ease. American box turtles are known to very long lived, but whether the Asian box/Cuora genus enjoys the same long lives is unknown to me.
Any chelonian can reach 20-30 years with ease, given proper care. To be honest 20 years is a pretty short life span for most species.

Thank you for the reply. So they have much longer life span and not like RES may only live +- 15 years??

 

[Abdulla6169]

I read they lived 10-20 years...

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Thank you for the reply. So they have much longer life span and not like RES may only live +- 15 years??

I have a male RES that is 16 yo... Predicting at least 20 more. As long as they have good care, they can reach over 30.

 

[bouaboua]

I have a male RES that is 16 yo... Predicting at least 20 more. As long as they have good care, they can reach over 30.

Thank you. So looks like our RES will have quite few years to kick around.

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Thank you. So looks like our RES will have quite few years to kick around.

Yep!

 

[Anthony P]

We assume that an animal like Cuora flavomarginata can live WELL over 20 years, but information that backs that up would be hard to find, especially written in English.

I would bet that they do have the ability to live a long time, though. As I just stated in another thread, I know a person who has a 59 year old RES. So, although most die in death bowls under a year of age, the potential is still there for most all chelonians to live for a very long time.

 

[turtlemanfla88]

I know of zoos who have alligator snappers that passed musket balls.

 

[chelonianchat]

I bought a group of flavos a few years ago. The owner stated that one female was at least 35 years old. She laid eggs the first spring that I had her. She is still getting around good today. I have found that the juvenile females do not start laying eggs reliably until they are 8 or 9 years old. Of course, you can over-grow them and possibbly have them reproduce at 5-6 yrs I guess.

 

[meloha]

I have flavos that are 21 years old, and they don't look or act "old" at all!