To determine whether the Brazilian tortoise is an adult, you can judge from the length of their tortoise shell. Generally speaking, when the length of tortoise shell grows to about 20 centimeters, it means that they are adult. However, the age of their adulthood is uncertain, because under different environmental conditions, the time of their adulthood is inconsistent. For example, if the wild Brazilian tortoise, that is, the Brazilian tortoise growing in the natural environment, they basically need about 10 years to become adults.
However, domesticated Brazilian turtles mature early, and it takes about 8-9 years for them to reach adulthood if they are provided with sufficient animal feed for their food. In addition, if they are fed with some hormones as their food, and pay special attention to the regulation of the surrounding environment, they will become adults earlier, basically four or five years after breeding.
The Brazilian turtle will have the ability to reproduce after reaching a certain age, and the female Brazilian turtle can lay eggs. Generally speaking, the age of their sexual maturity is relatively late, and they may have reproductive capacity only after about five years of breeding. If the female Brazilian tortoise, it will be even later, sometimes breeding for about 7 years before breeding, laying eggs at the appropriate time. In addition to age, it can also be judged from weight. Female Brazilian tortoises are relatively large, and generally have the ability to lay eggs when they weigh about 500 grams.
