29-01-2017, 01:34 AM | #1 |
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Help with RT sexing
Hey hoping someone can help me tell the sex of this 1 year old russian tortoise. I know it is still pretty young and difficult to tell for sure but any guidance would be appreciated. The tortoise is about 2 inches long.
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29-01-2017, 10:21 AM | #2 |
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Hi there and a very warm welcome to the forum!
I don't keep this species and yes it's a small one for sexing. Even if it was a hemann, and I'm quite good at sexing those, I might easily be wrong at that stage of development. But let's see what the Horsfield keepers think.
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29-01-2017, 11:41 AM | #3 |
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It's way to young to be accurate but I would say it's looking male to me but not a guarantee.
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29-01-2017, 12:50 PM | #4 |
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I agree with Gordon looking very much a male:0)
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29-01-2017, 02:48 PM | #6 |
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I'd say male also.
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29-01-2017, 04:47 PM | #7 |
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all my girlies have a very distinctive stubby tail as Horsfields even at quite a young age and the boys distinctively males with their tipped tails and room for swinging it about. I would say male, CB
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25-02-2017, 11:54 PM | #8 |
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I'm going with male
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