How to know the age?

[star-tortoise]

Is it by the size or any other parameter?

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

you can't really find out how old a tort is. you kinda have to guess by size

 

[tortdad]

Cut the tort in half and count the rings


0.0.1 Redfoot (Spike)
0.0.1 Cherryhead Redfoot (Bruce Wayne)
1.0 Sulcata (Hal Jordan)

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

Cut the tort in half and count the rings


0.0.1 Redfoot (Spike)
0.0.1 Cherryhead Redfoot (Bruce Wayne)
1.0 Sulcata (Hal Jordan)

please don't......

 

[tortdad]

Okay okay, just ask him his hatch date because without knowing this date all you can do is guess and even that is a stab in the dark.

Ive seen some small tortoises that you would think are only a year or two old when in fact they were 10 years old and just not house correctly. Then you have the other side of that coin. I've got a 150 lb sulcata that is only 11 years a old. He's just a big boy for that age. Of your tort is full grown there is absolutely zero way to guess its age.

Post up a few pics and the really smart tortoise people will help you. I just give smart *** answers


0.0.1 Redfoot (Spike)
0.0.1 Cherryhead Redfoot (Bruce Wayne)
1.0 Sulcata (Hal Jordan)

 

[TortoiseRN]

please don't......

I think that only works with aquatic turtles?!

 

[Abdulla6169]

I think that only works with aquatic turtles?!

I thought that only worked for trees!!!

 

[Jabuticaba]

Is it by the size or any other parameter?

Very good question! Unfortunately, without a hatch date, we can only guesstimate their age. Knowing a bit of the tortoise's history might help, but you can never know for sure.


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