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Did my turtles grow while they were hibernating (brumating)?

I could swear one of my subadult looking females looks to now be a full adult.....and another juvie female appears to be somewhat bigger too. Has anyone else noticed their turtles going through growth spurts while brumating?
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Vichris
"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane"- Marcus Aurelius

Definately have seen the same thing. More than anything I have seen big color changes occur in sub-adults from fall to spring, where they go in more drab juvie coloration and then emerge more bright yellow and black, especially 3-5 yr olds . Not any big gains in weight of course but I have had some measure slightly bigger and weigh a couple grams more, of course some loose a few too.
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Jeff Benfer
gartersnakemorph.com

I have had similar experiences. Very slight growth and intensifying color.

Funny, I was just thinking the same thing! Mine are all out now, and I was surprised at how many came out looking more male or female than when I last saw them. I'm going to weigh everyone in a few days to check up on their growth.

I also notice some growth on a sub adult female I had given to my folks last year. I was over at their place yesterday & she appears to be a full grown adult now too. Funny I've never noticed this until now.

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Vichris
"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane"- Marcus Aurelius