The life span of Chinese tortoise is mostly about 20-50 years, which is shorter than that of other tortoises. But how long they can live depends on the way they are raised and the living environment. Generally speaking, the life span of artificially bred Chinese turtles will be shorter, about 20-30 years. If they are raised in a good way and have enough food, they can live for more than 30 years. Wild Chinese turtles can live longer, usually in about 50 years. If the living environment is comfortable, their life span can be more than 50 years.

The artificially bred Chinese flower turtles generally only need 5 years to grow up, because their food is relatively stable and the environment will not fluctuate too much, so their mature time will be shorter. It takes 7-10 years for Chinese turtles to mature in the wild. Because the food and nutrition in the wild are not so sufficient, they will not grow very fast. If the environment in which they live is polluted, they will grow up longer. If breeders want them to mature quickly, they can feed more animal feed or synthetic feed, but be careful not to feed turtle food with hormones.