A yellow back turtle or yellow-bellied slider is an aquatic terrapin which has evolved to live in warm waters. There is no definitive way in determining how old it is and the rings on its shell are not conclusive in gauging its years of age.
like a tree you count the rings on its back
The only way to really be sure of a box turtle's age is to be present at the hatching. Determining age by the hexagonal lines on the plates of the shell (scutes) is not reliable.
The best way to tell if your box turtle is pregnant is by the way she acts. A pregnant box turtle will begin nesting and preparing for her eggs to be laid.
A lot of people would tell you that you know how old a turtle is by counting the boxes on its shell, but it isn't true. I guess the only way to know is to know when it was born. To check it out yourself, you can go to www.yourturtle.wetpaint.com:)
how do you tell if a box turtle laid eggs
count the circils on his or her back
The Box turtle Family is Emydidae
There is no way to tell how old a sea turtle is or even how long they live. The best estimate is that they can be up to eighty years old when they die. There are no rings or lines on a turtle shell that increase with age to tell how old the turtle is. A typical sea turtle reaches breeding age around 25-30 (for loggerheads). After a turtle does become an adult, it is anyone's guess how old it is.
To estimate count the number of boxes on its back.
I can't tell you how much a Box Turtle would eat in a year, as appetite would vary for each turtle. However I can tell you they are carnivorous when young, and herbivores when adults. See Related link..
Most turtles mature at the age of 2-4 years so look on the turtles scutes and see how many layers there are. Each time a scute sheds a new layer appears, turtles shed about once a year, so by reading the layers you can tell the age of your turtle. Turtles 2-3 years and less are juveniles. Turtles 4-5 years and more are adults.
You count the rings on one of his circles on his back.
The snapping turtle will try to attack or kill the box turtle. Some times even eat the box turtle