age

Boy or girl ? Also I was wondering if anyone could give me an age references based on the size in comparison to a tortoise you know the age of. Thank you!

Hi, I got a Russian tortoise a few days ago. We were told he’s a male and around 3 years old. I weighed him today and he’s weighing 278g and has a straight she’ll length of approx 4cm, I will attach some photos. Does he look healthy? Seem the correct weight for his size and age etc? Thanks...

Hi, I’m looking to adopt a hermans tortoise at the moment, but I’m aware they live a long time and want to know which is a better decision. I love babies but I don’t want to go to college and not know what to do with my tortoise. I also know adults too live a long time and I will have to make...

Hi everyone! I got a male Russian tortoise about a week ago, and though I am still struggling to name him, I am having a lot of fun having him so far and am excited to join this community. I had some questions about my setup, mainly about lighting. (But other suggestions welcomed). The...

I understand there is a way to make an educated guess as to the tortoise's age. Half the number of rings in each section? I would be very interested in hearing from the community here, I have attached a couple photos of the guy... Thanks in Advance!

Hello from Scottsdale, AZ. My husband & I just adopted Turbo from our Phoenix Herpetological Society on 03/07/18. We chose a fully grown sulcata as we live on an acre and have a large yard for him to freely roam. The Herp Curator would not provide a guess/estimate w/regard to age. We would love...

Greetings Everyone, Last Weds, my husband & I adopted a fantastically large older brother for our 5 & nearly 3-year-old sons. We are fortunate enough to live in North Scottsdale Arizona (warm desert climate) on an acre and Turbo has the full access to all of our fenced back yard. He is shown...