HELP! Little background: Shelldon is an 11 month old Egyptian Tortoise. I recently started noticing when I soak him (or her) this pinkish/ reddish material is coming from the opening in the tail. This ONLY before he/she goes to the bathroom and it quickly goes back in afterwords. I have not...
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We have had our tortoise named zeit for 3 years.
During spring he head butts, climbs and tries to copulate with a shoe. So we have always assumed he was male, until last year, when we felt he had the desire to dig and lay eggs which he did not lay.
His anatomy seems to suggest that he...
How do you go about naming your new hatchling when it may take years before you can figure out the sex? My aunt named her desert tortoise “April” as a baby only to find out later that April was a he…not that it mattered to my aunt really, she kept calling him April. For me, it’s just that much...
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I have had box turtles, but this is my first Russian Tortoise. The lady at the pet store said it is a she, but I’m starting to second guess. She also didn’t know age. Any ideas? I am in love. I would like to give it a name and I don’t want to just pick gender neutral.
These two girls are 7 year old half sisters so I know they're young to sex. I was told they’re looking like girls but I previously had to give one back because it turned out to be a male at 15. My family is trying not to get attached in case one turns out to be male… what do these two look like...
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Just got back from a vet visit for my newly adopted tortoise. This vet is convinced that "Hank" is female.... but the vet at the animal shelter that I adopted from thought it was a mature male tort. If Hank is female, the vet thinks they would be fairly young, around 5 years old, since...
This is Tortellini, AKA Teeny. She is a rescue from PETCO, I have had her less than 48 hours. She was going to get euthanized because of her blemished face, but I saved her because she is very much alive and well. ( I own another one and have the $$$ to add another family member as well. The...
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Just brought home a Burmese Star Tortoise and was wondering if anyone can help identify the gender? Appreciate any thoughts. Thank you!
Bill
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I bought this CB cherryhead as a female for purposes of breeding eventually
S/he is now 8 inches long and has started to evert this "equipment" from her cloaca during weekly baths
Two pics attached
I certainly hope this is NOT a penis!!!!, as I have also bought a male from a reputable...