What species are we looking at?
Male russian tortoises have obnoxiously big tails, so another vote for female. Also, if you measured this tortoise in a STRAIGHT line, and NOT over the curve of the carapace, males don't get that big.
You only measure the carapace. Here is how to do it (do it first thing in the morning when your tort hasn't warmed up properly!lI measured her in a straight line yeah. From back foot to head.
Sorry to butt in but can The Jackson ratio be used on Russians or is it just Herman’s
No. The Jackson ratio applies to Greeks and Hermann’s only.