Gender?

[Laci]

Okay, I just got a 3 year old African sulcata tortoise today and was wondering if any self proclaimed experts could give a good guess on its gender.

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

welcome to the forum!!!!! but a bit to young to say what gender

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

It takes 3 -5. years to sex most torts . But you have a great tort day !


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[mike taylor]

They all look female at that size .

 

[Tom]

In my self-proclaimed expert opinion, you have a juvenile.

Try again in a year or two.

 

[Laci]

Thanks for your input! I'm not sure if i need another thread, but i'm also trying to figure out why he is so orange? The person who had him before me was feeding him all veggies. I'm not sure if that could have something to do with it or not.

 

[Laci]

This is a better picture of hoe orange he is.

 

[Tom]

He does look a little orange...

Could be diet related I suppose. Did he get much sunshine previously?

 

[Laci]

Honestly, Probably not. she had a UVB but when i went to pick him up, it wasn't even on. I asked if she ever let him out to graze and her response was " Yeah, but he hasn't been out in a long time, because we have a big dog in the back yard."

 

[Laci]

Also, I just found out that as a hatchling she had him in play sand and it dyed him, but i would think that 3 years would be enough time for that to go away. this is him as a hatchling after they dyed him with the play sand.

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

I can't imagine they soaked him often, so maybe that has something to do with the dyeing??