can anyone tell me the sex of my sulcata? thanks

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albertaeb

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I have a couple of sulcatas that I have had for a few years. I know the one is a male for sure. He has shown his boy parts. this one I am not sure about. I think it is a female. she does try to hump my male but I don't know if it is a dominate thing or not.

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I think you have a male but I have been wrong before some one will be along that knows more:D
 

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kyryah said:
Looks male to me. Really nice looking sulcata. Did you raise them from babies?

thanks. no I didn't get them as babies. this one I got as a rescue in 2007. this is what she/he looked like then.
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this is my first tortoise spike I got him in 2006. this is what he looked like then
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this is both of them taken in 2009 eating dandelions.
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they have been doing great. they live outside all year round. we are in florida so that helps.

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Wow, if that is the same tortoise he has really smoothed out the little bit of pyramiding he had when you got him. They all look great!
 

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jeffbens0n said:
Wow, if that is the same tortoise he has really smoothed out the little bit of pyramiding he had when you got him. They all look great!

yes it is the same one. it's surprising what sunshine and the right foods will do. I don't supplement them at all. they just eat the weeds and grass that grows in the yard. they also eat some of the grass hay that I use as bedding in their house in the winter.

thanks Alberta
 

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Yeah, I was going to say "female" too.
 

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She looks great! They look close to the age/size for breeding.
 
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