tortoise sexing

Hello all, A little bit of context (not really necessary but figure probably doesn't hurt): I've had two Russian tortoises for 10 years. I got them when I was really young and didn't take the best care of them, and only relatively recently have been doing my best to course-correct. I had always...

Hi there! I took my little Reggie to the vet today, and the vet said he thinks he is a she, because his plastron is very flat; he said himself that indicators vary species to species, and everyone there asked if he was a Russian, so it's not like they're Hermann's "experts," just a local exotic...

Hello, I know its hard to sex a tortoise until they’re older, however I’ve been having people tell me its already a female? The breeder said he was incubated at a certain temp to be a male. I was hoping for that because they’re smaller. I know it;s not certain and either way I’m happy to have a...

Hi everyone, this is Frankie :) I’ve had her/him for 3 years now and wondered if anyone could tell me if she/he is male or female? Thank you in advance :)

Hello Everyone, Miriam here from Los Angeles California. Here are some pictures of our little lady Chacha. Hatched last year April 2019. She measured today at 8 1/2 in in width and length 8 3/4. I know some of you suggest to wait a little longer, but my guess is that Chacha is female. Would love...

Hi all, would like to ask you a favor to sexing my pardalis tortoise, I am not quite sure on how to do it. Both are between 17-18Cm SCL, Here they are: Above are the picture of the plastron and back of the tail of the first pardalis. The above are the plastron and back of the tail of my...

I just got my Sonoran desert tortoise about a week ago from a rescue! I was told she was a female and about 5 years old! However today she was pooping and something came out and then retracted after she pooped. Whatever it was, it was not poop. Was it a tortoise penis? I didn’t get a picture of...