Generally, the life span of turtles is between 20 and 30 years old, so the pearl turtle is no exception. Its average life span is about 25 years old, but there are also individual cases where the owner raises it to 40 or 50 years old. Specifically, the length of its life is largely limited by genes, if the male and female genes are good, then its own life will be longer.
In addition to its own genes, its life span will also be limited by later breeding conditions. If it can reach a more appropriate level in the environment, diet, light and other aspects, it will also grow healthily. However, we need to pay attention to the fact that some pearl turtles bought from the market may not reach the average age of breeding, on the one hand, because they are already adult turtles, on the other hand, there may be mistakes in breeding. But no matter how long it can live, it needs careful feeding.
In terms of the age of sexual maturity, it reaches sexual maturity after about five years of breeding from birth, and can carry out reproductive activities. Therefore, from this physiological point of view, it can be regarded as an adult in about five years. If you look at it from the outside, the average plastron is about 15 centimeters long and is considered an adult.
