How can I tell the age of my Russian tortoise?
May 22, 2012 #1 S sonia alonzo New Member 5 Year Member Joined Apr 17, 2012 Messages 1 How can I tell the age of my Russian tortoise?
May 22, 2012 #2 Tom The Dog Trainer 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 9, 2010 Messages 63,485 Location (City and/or State) Southern California Hello and welcome to the forum. Unless you know that hatch date, there is know way to know.
May 22, 2012 #3 tortadise Well-Known Member Moderator 10 Year Member! Joined Mar 2, 2012 Messages 9,555 Location (City and/or State) Tropical South Texas Welcome! Ditto as above would be a wild guess.
May 22, 2012 #4 ascott Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Apr 10, 2011 Messages 16,131 Location (City and/or State) Apple Valley, California Ask him..... apologies....just funnin ya....no way to know for certain... What size is your tortoise? Where did you get him from? Does prior caregiver know any information on him?
Ask him..... apologies....just funnin ya....no way to know for certain... What size is your tortoise? Where did you get him from? Does prior caregiver know any information on him?
May 23, 2012 #5 clare n Member 5 Year Member Joined May 10, 2012 Messages 511 Location (City and/or State) Essex uk You'd b fine to ask as long as its not a she: she will be very offended and tell you "that's no question to be asking a lady"
You'd b fine to ask as long as its not a she: she will be very offended and tell you "that's no question to be asking a lady"
May 23, 2012 #6 JoesMum Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Oct 26, 2011 Messages 21,584 Location (City and/or State) Kent, South East England I agree with everyone else. There is no way of telling. Growth rates vary from animal to animal depending on what they've been eating, whether they were wild caught or captive bred, temperature... It's a best guess scenario.
I agree with everyone else. There is no way of telling. Growth rates vary from animal to animal depending on what they've been eating, whether they were wild caught or captive bred, temperature... It's a best guess scenario.