Age & sex of Horsfield tortoise.

MunchkinTort

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Hi,
I'm looking for some advice about my tortoises age & sex.
I think hes* around 8 years old.
His undershell measures 11cm & im attaching a photo of his tail to help determine sex (if we can at this age).

Thankyou :)
 

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He looks like a she to me, but they all do until they near full grown. How long is your tortoise? Measure straight carapace length (SCL) like this
http://www.tlady.clara.net/measure.htm

We can't guess age. There's absolutely no way of telling unless you have a hatch date. They all grow at different rates.

With a picture of the whole tortoise and knowledge of its SCL we can tell you if it's adult, sub-adult or whatever :)

EDIT.
I see you said 11cm which is on the small side for sexing. That is Straight Carapace Length?
 

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Her SCL is approx 13cm and heres few photos..
Thankyou so much for your reply
 

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Hello, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum to you and Munchkin.:)
I would guess at 10 years , but that's entirely guesswork, but certainly an adult.
One can't be certain unless you have a hatch date.
Can you post pictures of the underside and particularly the tail area so we can determine the sex ?
 

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Hello, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum to you and Munchkin.:)
I would guess at 10 years , but that's entirely guesswork, but certainly an adult.
One can't be certain unless you have a hatch date.
Can you post pictures of the underside and particularly the tail area so we can determine the sex ?
Hi, thank you :) i posted his/underside in the first comment but i shall attach it here also, thankyou for replying ☺️
 

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