Tortoise age

[mvb17]

Hi all. I just found this tortoise in the garden. How will I know how old it is please?

Thanks
Photos can be found here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87730956@N08/with/9654740573/

 

[nate.mann]

theres no way of knowing how old a tortoise is unless you were there for it being hatched. a tortoises growth can be stunted, or they can be way over-sized. yours is clearly a hatchling though, cant really put a number to it though. i would say leas than a couple months old.


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