The Herman tortoise is a small tortoise. Under normal conditions, it can grow to about 15-20 centimeters long, but the size of turtles growing in different places is also different. Usually the size of the tortoise growing in the east will be much larger than the size of the tortoise growing in the west, generally in the eastern tortoise, their adult body length can reach about 28 cm, weight can reach about 3.5 kg; The adult body length of turtles growing in the West is only about 12 centimeters, and few are more than 20 centimeters.
Herman tortoise life is relatively long. During their normal growth period, they will go through hibernation period, excluding their hibernation time, their life span is about 80 years, if you add the normal hibernation time, the total life span is about 120 years. In captivity, if you want to prolong their life, you can let them hibernate normally every year. In addition, it should be noted that turtles less than 5 centimeters in size are not suitable for hibernation, because its resistance is still relatively weak at this time, it is easy to cause death in hibernation, it is recommended to wait for it to grow larger, hibernate.
