My new star tortoise - pogo

[rolley]

I found a star tortoise 3 weeks before and i faced some problems in the starting... I'm curious to know the age...is their any method to guess their age ?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Not really, as they can grow at vastly variable rates.
If you post a photo, we might be able to say Hatchling, juvenile or adult, but not much more than that.

 

[rolley]

Here it is...

 

[Alaskamike]

That looks like an adault. Size is hard to tell with nothing to compare with. Hold it or put a person in the picture & we could tell.

Beautiful tortoise. What part of the world are you in ?

 

[rolley]

I'm from Mount Abu India

 

[rolley]

I will send his measurable pic tomorrow

 

[Markw84]

From your picture that looks to be about a 5" (12cm) Indian star tortoise. It looks to be 6 years old. A better picture will help, top and bottom.

 

[rolley]

Here it is

 

[Markw84]

Here it is

I guess I was 1/4" off in my guess! Thanks for the follow-up.

Where are you located? That is a beautiful tortoise and growing very smooth. It has such well defined and even growth rings I think it is pretty safe to say it is right aroung 6 years old. Could it be a wild tortoise? Are you in an area where it is native? It at least appears to have been kept outside, or at least in a seasonally variable climate its whole life.

Looks also to have a female shape. If you could show us a picture of the underside and tail, we could tell you the sex.

 

[rolley]

Thanks mark
I'm from Mount Abu, Rajasthan India..
Yes he is a wild tortoise... I found him a month ago roaming in a field... I found it in a village 20 miles away from here (the village is in plains and Mount Abu is a hillstation)
He is a boy ..I found it by Google W shaped back

I sometimes feed him with my hands

 

[rolley]

The climate varies a lot from where I found him and in Mount Abu

 

[Markw84]

The climate varies a lot from where I found him and in Mount Abu

that would explain the so clearly defined growth lines.

thank you.

 

[seanang168]

Yes @rolley his face looks like a boy to me

 

[rolley]

Yes @rolley his face looks like a boy to me

Hahahaha....

 

[chin_lee]

thats a beautiful tort rolley. I am so envious to be able to find star tortoises like that roaming the fields. His growth patterns and smooth shell looks fabulous

 

[rolley]

thats a beautiful tort rolley. I am so envious to be able to find star tortoises like that roaming the fields. His growth patterns and smooth shell looks fabulous

Thanks chin

 

[no one]

Beautiful Star!! Lucky you!!

 

[rolley]

Beautiful Star!! Lucky you!!

Thank you [emoji1]