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Turtles shed about once a year. Each time a turtles sheds it leaves a layer on the scute. If you look at the individual scutes on the turtle and count the layers that is about the age of your turtle. Scutes are what make a turtles shell look similar to a quilt. Each one comes off with a new one under neath as the turtle grows.
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Can a Mississippi map and a eastern painted turtle be in the same tank?
the answer to that is yes well, sort of, a map turtle is a variety of species: Mississippi map turtle Texas map turtle Cagle's map turtle Black knobbed map turtle Ouachita map turtle P.s. if you want to get a map turtle you should get the Texas map turtle! the males at full maturity get to about 3.5 inches
How do you tell how old a sea turtle?
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.
How can you tell weather your map turtle is male or female?
If it is a female the belly is darker
What is the scientific name for the map turtle?
the scientific name for the map turtle is Grapetemys geographica
How can you tell if a map is a historical map?
By how old it is how old it looks lifelike.Look at the picture of ,or you could look at a new ,you can tell the different.byee
Is your map turtle a male or female?
Note: you can't really tell the sex of a turtle until after it's a baby. Male map turtles are about 1/3 the size of their females. Male map turtles have a concave under shell. Female map turtles have a convex under shell.
How can you tell how old is Russian turtle is?
look how many wrinkles it has
Is their a way to tell how old your turtle is?
Ask it. Thats a stupid answer
How do you you tell old a turtle is?
I dont know but maybe by the size
How big do False map turtle get?
I don't know what a False map turtle is but a real map turtle i would say maybe 4-5 inches!!!
What is the scientific name of a map turtle?
The scientific name of a map turtle is graptemys geographica.
What are some native turtles from Wisconsin?
Wisconsin has 11 kinds of turtles: Blanding's Turtle, Eastern Musk Turtle, False Map Turtle, Northern Map Turtle, Ornate Box Turtle, Painted Turtle, Smooth Softshell, Snapping Turtle, Southern Map Turtle, Spiny Softshell, and Wood Turtle.
