General Care Discussion :: growth rate?

[rayzherup]

what's the growth rate of a RES?

[DavidY]

check out the info here...http://www.redearslider.com/anatomy.html

[xsavingsaturdayx]

I dont think the avatar is bad, it shows no nudity or anything wrong IMO.


Anyways, growth rate depends. In a year a RES can go from 1 inches to 4 inches, and after that the growth rate tends to slow down. Click on the link above for more info.

[megcornell]

Also, habitat and nutrition can affect growth rate, so if you're turtle came from poor conditions before you got him it could take a while for him/her to catch up. But 3-4 inches in the first year and roughly another inch every year after seems to be pretty standard from what I've read. My turtle is about a year old and around 4 inches so it seems accurate to me