I've had mine for about 3 months and according to petco it is 6-9 months old, but they knew nothing.... they sold me a glass aquarium and told me to fill it with rabit pellets! So I don't trust their judgement.... they also didn't know the gender.
How do you tell the age and sex of your Russian?
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Post some pics of the tail and we'll be able to let you know. What size is he? They say you can't be absolutely sure until they're at least 5" long, but I've had a few males who were "obvious" at a much smaller size.
Id say your tort is older than 6 months. Danny would have a better guestamite .
Post a pic of the tail - with the tort on his back..
Post a pic of the tail - with the tort on his back..
ok, I'll do that tomorrow for sure, I have 8am class tomorrow 
without a hatch date its impossible to knwo their exact age.
however going by size would be a wild guess.
however going by size would be a wild guess.
Id say its a male but dont bank on my statement as I have a REALLY bad track record with sexin the torts lol. I got a 50/50 chance...you'd think my luck would be getting better lol.
No one can ( as T-P mentioned) tell you exact age but your tort is over 2..IMO . He looks to be an adult.
No one can ( as T-P mentioned) tell you exact age but your tort is over 2..IMO . He looks to be an adult.
It's hard to tell from t hose pictures... if you could get a clear close up of that tail, that'd help! He sure is a round thing, though, isn't he?! LOL! And I agree with Tracy that he is an adult... if he's a male, that is... he will only grow a little bit more, maybe half an inch or so. If he's female then there's could be a lot of growing ahead.
It looks like a female to me sorry Tracy Your Russian is probably around 8 years old and she does have a bit of growing to do.
Danny
sorry Tracy Your Russian is probably around 8 years old and she does have a bit of growing to do.Danny
8 years old!!!!! really? I was told from petco around 9 months haha.
Danny I was going to say Tank is a Tanket. But because her plastron was not concaved. Yeh, I got one right-sort of even if it was after the fact. But your right UMDRunner Most Petcos and Petsmarts have a really good record for giving wrong information. Hope Tank being a Tanket is not a disappointment for you.
So do the rest of you think SHE is around 8?
Sorry I can't help there. Half the time I'm not really sure my own age.
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how much does she weigh
thats the one thing I don't know that I should find out. I might try to find a scale at target or something.
I'm thinking about getting a buddy for her. Will if be fine if It is a guy? Or will I have to separate males and females?
Petsmart told us our 7 year old greek tort was a 6 month old russian
Go with the info here...it will serve you well
From what I've read they are really a solitary animal and a 'friend' can be very stressful...
In the wild males have an area all to themselves...hard to duplicate in captivity...
that said a lot of folks here have groups that are quite happy.
Go with the info here...it will serve you well
From what I've read they are really a solitary animal and a 'friend' can be very stressful...
In the wild males have an area all to themselves...hard to duplicate in captivity...
that said a lot of folks here have groups that are quite happy.
Through all of my Russian experiences, they really DO enjoy having a buddy (contrary to popular belief) and if she's a female, then it doesn't matter what gender you put with her, although generally they say 2 girls to one guy...if you get a male, make sure he's not much bigger than her because he'll likely be reading for some mating well before her, and that could stress her out...
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