Can someone help me sex my new Russian?

[Rain]

I just got my second tortoise...my first Russian. Can someone plz help me sex him/her?

 

[dmmj]

Male, a little small, but male.

 

[Rain]

In a month or 2 I would like to get a female for him...best way to tell the difference between the 2?

Male, a little small, but male.

 

[dmmj]

Males have long tails with a slit in them, females have short tails with a star at the end.

 

[Laura]

and one male and one female probably wont work well together.. you will need a large enclosure, and more like 1male 2-3 females.

 

[dmmj]

Yes males and females usually don't get along in indoor enclosures. You can keep them separate like I do.

 

[tyrs4u]

My lad Tweak looking up at me...

 

[Rain]

Here's his other end

My lad Tweak looking up at me...

 

[Eweezyfosheezy]

Looks male to me and I would get at least two females for him and separate them every two weeks or put them in a big enclosure with a lot of vision barriers (ex. plants, hides).

 

[dmmj]

Hard to tell from the picture but he might also need a nail trim.

 

[Rain]

As I am new to tortoises...whats the best way to trim nails?

 

[dmmj]

They can be cut like dog or cat nails, just avoid the quick. Cutting them can be an ordeal though, they are stubborn.