The weight of grass turtles grows in a year is not fixed, and how much they grow in a year is affected by feeding methods and food. Generally speaking, female turtles grow faster and can grow about 200 grams a year. The growth rate of male turtles will be slower, and it will grow about 150 grams a year. Grass turtles grow slowly. Even in the stage of growth and development, they can only grow by about 2 cm a year. If breeders want them to grow faster, they must be fed a lot of food.

Many breeders will feed some hormone-containing drugs to grass turtles in pursuit of growth speed, which is actually unreasonable. Because this will greatly damage their physique and affect their health.

Different genders of grass turtles have different weights in adulthood. Generally speaking, the weight of male turtles will be lower, about 1 kg. Female turtles will weigh higher, weighing about 1.5 kg in adulthood.

The grass turtle grows slowly and is not very big in adulthood. If breeders want them to grow bigger, they should be fed more high-nutrition food and ensure that they have enough living space.