Boy ? Girl ? Age ? Hmmm...

afnankutbi

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image.jpeg Can someone please help me in how can I know if my lu kiwi is a boy or a guy ? And probably how old is she / he ?
Here is some pic
Thnx :<3:
 
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There is no way of telling the age. The sex can't be determined with the pic you showed. We need a pic of the under side tail area and tail.
 

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There is no way of telling the age. The sex can't be determined with the pic you showed. We need a pic of the under side tail area and tail.
Agreed

We need a good clear shot of the underside of your tort including the tail.

We also need to know it's straight carapace length (SCL)

To be honest it looks a bit small to sex, accurately but that's guesswork!

Age can only be known if you have a hatch date as they all grow at different rates.
 

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A cute tort! As has been said one cannot tell the age of a tort.;)

And a very warm welcome to the forum!:D
 

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Besides that, it's too young to be able to tell.
 

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Only the last picture is any use, but the tort is far too small unless you have unusually large hands. There's a lot of growing to do.

They all look female to start
 

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Hey, I know everyone says it's too small to sex... but I really think that's a boy. I have a girl, the tail is much different. Your tortoise is ADORABLE!
 

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Oh, and I think he's probably two years old?? I'm not quite so good with ages. :(
 

afnankutbi

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Hey, I know everyone says it's too small to sex... but I really think that's a boy. I have a girl, the tail is much different. Your tortoise is ADORABLE!
Thankk u soo much !!
My sister's tortoise tail is soo much different too so I think she has a girl too probably similar to yours just like you said.
And again thank you !!! Yours is Very CUTE too :<3::)
 

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It looks a little larger than my tortoise which hatched in 2014 so I'd say 2-3 years old. I'm no expert on sexing a tortoise yet and I'm wondering about my own too.
 

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