How many years would it take for a lobster to grow to be 12 lbs?

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That would take a long time. Lobsters usually take about 5-7 years to grow a pound. It would take a long time. Rememeber bubba?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bubba_the_l...

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a few years...

depends on conditions where it is living

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My guess is that a lobster would never grow to be 12 lbs. Most of the lobsters I've had have been 1 lb, and not much more. I have heard of 2 lbs, but to have a lobster be six times that size? That does not seem very likely.

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A lobster grows by shedding its shell. A lobster will shed 25 times in the first 5-7 years of life. Following this cycle, the lobster will weigh approximately one pound and reach minimum legal size. After that for each molt the lobster will increase in weight 40% So to get a 12 pound lobster it would take 8 more moltings or about 4 years (most will shed twice per year however with lots of food, it could take less)

the oldest lobster on record was over 100 years old and weighed 43 pounds.