? Grass turtles can change their shells. They change their shells most frequently when they are young. Because they've grown so big that their carapace can't cover them. Young grass tortoises have the fastest body growth rate and usually change their shells once a year. After adulthood, the time of shell change will not be fixed, but before shell change, they will show signs of appetite increase. Grass tortoises will also change their shells after injury, but they will not change the whole carapace. Generally, they only change the injured place. At this time, breeders need to pay attention to sterilization and disinfection to avoid re-infection.
? The time for the grass tortoise to change its shell is not fixed, ranging from a few days to three months. Generally, the time for the grass tortoise with good physique and sufficient food to change its shell will be faster, about a few days or more than ten days. Grass tortoises with poor size will take longer to change their shells, but the longest time will not exceed three months.
Grass tortoises are different from Brazilian tortoises. Brazilian tortoises shed their shells in large areas, while grass tortoises shed their shells slowly from the edge of their carapaces. When grass turtles change their shells, breeders need to supplement them with nutrition in time, especially calcium. Breeders can feed some foods with high calcium content, such as eggshells, and strengthen protection after successful shell replacement, because the grass turtles just after shell replacement are more fragile and need more nutritional supplements.
