When should a turtle be fully grown?

[rolling-thunder]

by what age should a turtle be fully grown?

thanks

 

[novek]

they can live upto 80 years...

 

[obsessive]

It really depends on the Turtle. What species do you keep?

 

[rolling-thunder]

i have a murray river shortneck turtle, i heard they grow to around 25 cm, mine started at 4 cm and ive had him for 3 and a half months and he now has a shell diameter of around 7.5-8cm, is this normal

 

[-Peter]

They basically keep growing for many years. The more you feed, the faster they grow though not necessarily larger. Fast growth is usually at a cost to something. Eventual size, bone and shell density or even longevity.

 

[rolling-thunder]

is the growth rate i mentioned above normal