How to estimate the age of my indian star tortoise?

by Pratik
(Mumbai,Maharashtra,India)

I have a male Indian Star Tortoise.It weighs 430 grams.

Lenth of iTs shell is 6.8 inches(17 cm) and width is
6 inches(15 cm).
Can u plz tell me the age of my tortoise ,the maximum weight that it will attain and maximum size it will grow?
and what is the life expentancy of Indian Star Tortoise

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Jul 16, 2011

Indian Star Tortoise
by: Anonymous

At maturity, your Indian star tortoise will be about 6 to 15 inches long. As you can see there is lot of room for variation, so I can't say how old yours is.

It is most likely to live (if healthy) for 30 to 35 years, although some have made it to 80.

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