The growth rate of the snapping turtle is relatively fast compared with other turtles, especially in the infancy, the growth rate is the fastest, and after adulthood, the growth rate will decrease. When the tortoise was born, it was about 2-3 cm, and it only took 9-12 months for it to grow to 10 cm. After 10 cm, they will grow faster, and they can grow about 10-15 cm a year. Some of them can grow more than 15 cm if they are properly raised. But after they grow at this rate for 3-5 years, the growth rate will slow down, and they can grow by about a few centimeters every year. If they are raised in a poor environment or in the wrong way, they may grow more slowly or even no longer.

The snapping turtle is relatively large. When they grow up, their body length is about 38-66 cm and their weight is 45-75 kg. Compared with other turtles, it is a relatively large kind. But how big they can grow depends on the environment in which they live. Because they live in different environments, their body lengths are different. Generally speaking, the body length of artificial culture will not exceed 66 cm, because there is not enough space for artificial culture, so it is impossible to develop a large body shape. The body length of those who live in the wild will be larger, because the Buddha crocodile turtles who live in the wild have a large space for activities and will not affect their body development.