Female tortoises seem like they’re mating?

[Ketta]

They can still mount and breed with no trouble.

If you look at box turtles, the males actually sit back and rest on their shells when mating.View attachment 273301

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[Ketta]

Which ones DO have the concave plastrons? I’m learning so much!

Red Foot and yellow foots but there are some females in rf that have concave plastron...

 

[DesertGirl]

Red Foot and yellow foots but there are some females in rf that have concave plastron...

I thought they were ALL like that. Thank you!!

 

[puffinboots]

My male desert tortoises ( Greeks) all have concave plastrons, only after they reach about 4 years old.

 

[Cheryl Hills]

My male desert tortoises ( Greeks) all have concave plastrons, only after they reach about 4 years old.

I don’t think desert torts are greeks.

 

[SweetGreekTorts]

My male desert tortoises ( Greeks) all have concave plastrons, only after they reach about 4 years old.

Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii and Gopherus morafkai), and Greeks (Testudo graeca) are completely different species. There is no Desert Tortoise Greek. Do you have photos of your tortoises and we can help you identify them?

 

[DesertGirl]

Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii and Gopherus morafkai), and Greeks (Testudo graeca) are completely different species. There is no Desert Tortoise Greek. Do you have photos of your tortoises and we can help you identify them?

I didn’t mean a Greek DT. She is a Sonoran Desert Tort. Just questioning the gender now. Completely doesn’t matter to me. We love our tortoise.

 

[DesertGirl]

How they do to breed?

Very carefully