A juvenile in my opinion is more than 6 months, but not fully grown.Is a juvenile any tortoise that is simply not at full size, or not sexually mature? I have a 6" Male Redfoot I am asking in regards to
So a 4yo is considered an adult? My Redfoot hatched 7-27-16A juvenile in my opinion is more than 6 months, but not fully grown.
Never mind, I read it wrong.. thank you for your commentSo a 4yo is considered an adult? My Redfoot hatched 7-27-16
I call large, but sexually immature tortoises sub adult.So a 4yo is considered an adult? My Redfoot hatched 7-27-16
So my Russian at 3 years and 5 inches will be a juvenile for 7 more years?There is no scientific answer to this question. Just what we end up calling tortoises of different ages/stages. Absolutely nothing set in stone, but... I think people who have raised a LOT of tortoises will pretty much refer to them this way:
A hatchling is from hatching to loss of egg tooth and starting good growth with visible growth seams (2 mos usually).
A baby is from that 2 mo (?) stage to 1 year old
A yearling is 1-2 years old
A juvenile is from 2 years to sexually mature.
Adult is sexually mature.
Yes.So my Russian at 3 years and 5 inches will be a juvenile for 7 more years?