big can a grass turtle grow in a year? If it is a family-raised grass turtle, it can grow about 2 centimeters a year. If the surroundings are suitable and the food and nutrition are sufficient, they can grow about 3 centimeters a year. Grass tortoises grow slowly, so their life span is relatively long. But in order to make them grow faster, some breeders will feed them some hormone-containing food or drugs, so that grass turtles can grow 8 centimeters a year. Although feeding large amounts of hormones to grass turtles will improve their growth and development, it will also have a great impact on their health, so it is not recommended that breeders feed large amounts of hormones to grass turtles.
? The growth rate of the grass tortoise is relatively slow. Generally, it takes 5 years from birth to maturity. Although they can reproduce at this time, their body size will grow slowly. Generally, it takes 8-9 years from birth to full development. The male grass turtle can reach about 15 centimeters in size, but the female is larger, reaching about 20 centimeters. If breeders want to make grass turtles grow up quickly, they can feed more high-nutrition, high-protein food and bask in the sun frequently. Try not to feed foods that contain a lot of hormones.
