Looks to be under a year.
Where did you get him from?
Spanna98
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I got him from a pet shop. I have an appointment for a routine check up at the vet tomorrow too
Spanna98
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My thoughts too, I was thinking more around 6 months, would you agree?
The only way to know the age is to know that hatch date. They grow at wildly different rates and for a wide variety of reasons. He could be 3 months to 5 years old looking at the picture. Depends on how he was started, housed, and fed.
You have received the wrong care advice judging from your sandy substrate. Sand is a terrible skin and eye irritant and potential cause of impaction. You need to get rid of the sand ASAP.
Be very careful at the vet. Most vets know little or nothing about tortoise care. They learn about tortoise care from the same old wrong sources that everybody else learns from. Don't allow any "vitamin" shots.
Give this a read through for the important care info that you have not yet received:
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Spanna98
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The only information I got was CB22, so I know he isn’t older than 1/2 years, but I think he is under 1. I haven’t got sand in his bed, the picture might just look like this. Thank you for your advice on the vet 😊 I just wanted to check him for worms 😊The only way to know the age is to know that hatch date. They grow at wildly different rates and for a wide variety of reasons. He could be 3 months to 5 years old looking at the picture. Depends on how he was started, housed, and fed.
You have received the wrong care advice judging from your sandy substrate. Sand is a terrible skin and eye irritant and potential cause of impaction. You need to get rid of the sand ASAP.
Be very careful at the vet. Most vets know little or nothing about tortoise care. They learn about tortoise care from the same old wrong sources that everybody else learns from. Don't allow any "vitamin" shots.
Give this a read through for the important care info that you have not yet received:
Info For New People. Please Read This First.
Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...
What are you using for substrate? That sure looks like a sandy soil mixture of some sort. If not sand, what are all the tiny little grains in the picture?
Spanna98
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It is a sand/soil mix is what I meant sorry, not just sand
RIght. You need to get rid of that ASAP. Sand can kill your tortoise and cause skin and eye irritations or infections. Tortoises should never be housed on sand or soil. You have received the typical old wrong care info from the usual sources. Check out the link I left for you in post number 6. It will explain all of this in more detail.
We are just trying to help you avoid a common disaster and help you be the best tortoise keeper you can be.
Soil is a NO as they tramp it on the food, eat it and it creates impaction in their tummy. Orchid bark is my preferred or some use coir or a mix.
Spanna98
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Okay, I have swapped out the sand/soil for coco coir soil, sorry I keep getting mixed advice from people so it’s hard to know what is best, thank you for your advice
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