I was wondering how you tell how old a turtle is?

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Question by Ashley
Submitted on 3/25/2004
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I was wondering how you tell how old a turtle is?

Answer by ncihcroilset
Submitted on 6/13/2004
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to be able to tell how old a turtle is you just count the number of boxes on their shell! :)

Answer by jiffyjeff
Submitted on 6/16/2004
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um ...that's not really true .....

Answer by das
Submitted on 8/18/2004
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u count the boxes on the shell. mate thats true!!!

Answer by brandy
Submitted on 8/23/2004
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just count the # of lines on it shell

Answer by blabla
Submitted on 10/31/2004
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THEN SAY THE ANSWER!!!!!

Answer by Justin
Submitted on 11/1/2004
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I Don't Know If That IS TRUE

Answer by Jesusanallover
Submitted on 12/20/2004
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Ask it!

Answer by jenny
Submitted on 4/29/2005
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by determining how smooth there shells are thats if there old its from all of the hard terrain

Answer by tara
Submitted on 6/7/2005
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actually, you count the rings at the bottom of their neck!

Answer by dudemansam
Submitted on 6/26/2005
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The spot that you count are not the exact age but it is the idea

Answer by Taytaylor
Submitted on 7/7/2005
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Yes it is true!!!!!!!! My turtle is 13 and I can tell cause of its shell, I went to the vet and they told me that its 13, then I looked it had 13 boxes on its shell there for its 13.

Answer by hghgfd
Submitted on 10/13/2005
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that is on tortoises

Answer by rachel
Submitted on 11/14/2005
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I want to know how to tell how old my turtle is? answer do not count the rings in a box on the shell because the turtle can grow about 3 rings a year if it's a good year and on a bad year he or she my not grow any rings. So all you have to do to tell how old your turtle is to count each and every box on the top of the shell!:) :) know you know how old your turtle is.

Answer by pink panther
Submitted on 12/18/2005
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no you really find out how old your turtle is by seeing how it take to have sex with u, put it over your ass and wait till he comes out then take the number of seconda divide by two

Answer by RMFD!
Submitted on 11/23/2006
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YEAH IT IS.. YOU JUST COUNT ITS BOXES DUHH...

Answer by Nevinyrral
Submitted on 4/15/2007
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Currently there is not an adequate method of aging sea turtles. The most accepted method, aside from observing a turtle from the time it hatches, is to study growth rings of the scales on the carapace and plastron. Scientists count the rings and use a mathematical formula to estimate a turtle's age.

Answer by rockstar
Submitted on 1/3/2006
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ya...thats true each one means a month...

Answer by Tish a Lish
Submitted on 1/3/2006
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All turtles with hard shells should have 13 plate lets on their back. pick one plate and count the rings just like a tree and that will give you the age of your turtle.

Answer by baby
Submitted on 1/17/2006
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you cn tell by how many boxes are under neath it

Answer by gabby
Submitted on 1/26/2006
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you just count how many circles the got on the bottom but just one circle you will count how many in one circle.ok?

Answer by jocie
Submitted on 2/2/2006
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spots on their back

Answer by Nancy
Submitted on 4/16/2006
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by the bottom of the shell count, how many boxes there are.

Answer by poor
Submitted on 4/26/2006
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how do you tell how old a turtle is

Answer by coolio dude yo
Submitted on 5/1/2006
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yah right

Answer by leo
Submitted on 6/10/2006
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the back of the shell. or by counting the squares on the back.

Answer by Kdowg
Submitted on 6/22/2006
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All the turtles I have seen has 12 boxes

Answer by yo mama
Submitted on 6/29/2006
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yo mama

Answer by cd88
Submitted on 8/21/2006
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i wanna know how old is my turtle what can i do

Answer by mary ellen
Submitted on 10/2/2006
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i say just count the squares on the bottom of the turtle and thats how old it is!!!remember count on the bottom of the turtle shell not the top!thanks and bye!

Answer by Taylor
Submitted on 12/9/2006
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Who knows how to tell how old a deer is

Answer by Aaron
Submitted on 1/15/2007
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Go to www.yourturtle.wetpaint.com they will tell you all about turtles and there the best turtle site ever

Answer by kuygfkuf
Submitted on 4/5/2007
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How do you tell how old a box turtle is?

Answer by not true1234567
Submitted on 4/8/2007
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that is so not true

Answer by Nancy
Submitted on 4/11/2007
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well my turtle is not 12 yrs old so it's not that true..........

Answer by chelly
Submitted on 4/19/2007
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do you count the tiny boxes to

Answer by coolsters
Submitted on 5/6/2007
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I'm not sure