How old?

[Raffiel the RT]

The stupid people at the pet co said 6 months . Yeah right. How old do you think!? And how do you tell? I wish I knew his birthday.

 

[sibi]

Can't really tell. Looks like it may be more than 6 months, but maybe someone else can id your tort and give you a better estimate.

 

[Eweezyfosheezy]

How big is he? He's a WC (wild caught) russian and definitely not 6 months old, its impossible to tell but probably more in the range of 7-10 years old.

 

[Raffiel the RT]

He's about five inches from his head to his tail.

 

[GBtortoises]

A 6 month old Russian tortoise would be about 1.5-2" long. A 5" male Russian tortoise is anywhere from 6 years old and up.

 

[icenine]

I'd call it 8 years old. It's an old-school trick and can only get you an estimate around this time, but counting the lines in a section of his shell (I used the third picture) could give you a rough estimate of age. I don't remember where I read that, and I probably read it years ago, but it typically gives a pretty good estimate. I'd call it 8 or 9 years old.

 

[LuckysGirl007]

I'd call it 8 years old. It's an old-school trick and can only get you an estimate around this time, but counting the lines in a section of his shell (I used the third picture) could give you a rough estimate of age. I don't remember where I read that, and I probably read it years ago, but it typically gives a pretty good estimate. I'd call it 8 or 9 years old.

I wondered if you could tell their age that way! Like a tree!