Can anybody help sex my tortoises?

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WDEast8

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I have three mediterranean spur thighed tortoises all 4 years old but am unsure of their gender...

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Any help will be much appreciated! :)
 

kimber_lee_314

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Not sure about the first one (can't see the tail) but they all three look like females to me. :)
 

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They all look like ladies to me. Can you post a pic of the first one's tail?

How big are they? They all look female when they're small. The sexual dimorphism doesn't usually become apparent until they're mature.
 

Chantelle96x

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they all look like females

you can tell because if its a male, the bottom of the shell is curved and goes in abit, if its a female the bottom of the shell is flat.

Also, male tortoises tails are long and thinner then females, they tend to be shorter and wider.

hope this helps:)
 

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based on these pictures I would say all females.
can you measure them and get good pics of their tails??
then we could say for sure. :)
 
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