My new forest hingeback is about 8in or so from the front to the back of his shell. Can anyone tell me about how old he is and/or how big I can expect him to get? Thanx.
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Well if it's 8 inches it fully grown.
Wow. I was under the impression they got a bit bigger but I love it either way! Thanx so much
shelber10 said:
If it is 8", it is an adult, but not fully grown. I have two that are 11".
They will continue to grow throughout their lifetime. Actual age is hard to guess - they reach sexual maturity at 8-10 years or so, but because they are wild caught, it is impossible to guess at age (unless they are like my baby and do not yet have a fully developed hinge - that tells me she is less than 3 years old.)
Females are also larger than the males. Post tail/plastron pics if you would like us to sex it for you.
From what I've seen and read I'm pretty sure its a male. I still have to figure out the whole pic thing though. Thanx.
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