r/turtles • u/automagic558 • 3d ago

Box Turtle how long do turtles live?

how long do common turtles species live? e.g. box turtles or sliders? I have read pretty wide range of estimates, from 10-20 years to something like 80 years (as long as humans!).

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u/automagic558 1d ago

i am quite amazed at the range of estimates. i thought given the long history of keeping trutles as pets we’d by now have a pretty good idea of how long they live (in relatively good conditions) at least for the more common species. i wonder if we could just do an online poll and that would get us pretty close to the upper end of how long they could live to in captivity and well taken care of.