2006-06-08 10:07:20 · 4 answers · asked by Darin D 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
The best way is using the shell length to estimate. You cannot count the rings to determine age. Smaller turtles are easier to estimate. If you found a little turtle, it just came out of the nest this year. So, it is a hatchling. Here are approximate growth rates. Growth rates vary depending on various conditions (amount of food, temps, etc.).
1" = hatchling (this year)
2" = yearling (one year old)
2-3" = juvi (2-3 years old)
4-5" = semi-adult (3-5 years old)
>5" = adult (over five years old)
2006-06-08 15:26:07 · answer #1 · answered by wu_gwei21 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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If they are babies, with shells about the size of a silver dollar or smaller, they probably hatched last fall.
2016-04-06 11:03:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Date it with carbon 14 lol
2006-06-15 05:46:26 · answer #3 · answered by Apollo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cut it in half and count the rings
2006-06-08 10:11:00 · answer #4 · answered by Mr nice guy 2U 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋