I submitted this earlier this year, but the focus was on the subspecies, not the sex. I assumed I had a male and a female. No breeding activity whatsoever. The tails look to be the same size, with the darker one having a slightly longer tail. He/she definitely has bigger spurs. Now I'm thinking they may be both females. They are both 5 1/4 inches long now.
What do I have?
A male and a female?
Or two females?
If they are both Syrian, could they be from the same area, or would their color differences mean they are from different populations?
1. Darker-Lighter
2. Darker-Lighter
3. Darker-Lighter (ignore the dark coloring on the lighter tortoise's plastron, she ate a lot of spurge, and it makes a black tar that sticks to her plastron. Also, the shell rot on her has healed now) The Darker Tortoise has a slightly more concave plastron maybe?
4. Darker
5. Lighter
6. Lighter-Darker
7. Darker Tortoise
8. Darker Tortoise
9. Lighter Tortoise
10. Lighter Tortoise
Steve
What do I have?
A male and a female?
Or two females?
If they are both Syrian, could they be from the same area, or would their color differences mean they are from different populations?
1. Darker-Lighter
2. Darker-Lighter
3. Darker-Lighter (ignore the dark coloring on the lighter tortoise's plastron, she ate a lot of spurge, and it makes a black tar that sticks to her plastron. Also, the shell rot on her has healed now) The Darker Tortoise has a slightly more concave plastron maybe?
4. Darker
5. Lighter
6. Lighter-Darker
7. Darker Tortoise
8. Darker Tortoise
9. Lighter Tortoise
10. Lighter Tortoise
Steve