Hello from Alberta, Canada

[Northernamphibians]

Hello, I have had sulcata tortoises for over a year now, and just adopted my first babies. I have older sulcatas but would like to see if anyone (especially Danny) could give me a guess on the sex of these 2 new recruits. One is about 4" and the other 6". I know it is difficult to sex at this length, and I know all the anal scute and plastron and gular stuff in older animals, but not too familiar with the babies. I researched and Danny's name keeps coming up as the best guesser! But anyone feel free to guess. I think they look like the same guess and I think I am seeing what Danny described as a curved interface between the anal and femoral scutes, but I am second guessing myself.

First pic is both together, 2nd pic is smaller tort, 3rd pic is larger tort. I would appreciate some incite please. and thank-you, and I hope I can learn more info here in this group.

 

[Gillian M]

Hi, @Northernamphibians and welcome to the forum.

Terribly sorry; can't help you - am no tort expert. @Yvonne G @Tom please help. Thanks!

 

[Tom]

I don't know who "Danny" is, but these two are too young to sex. You can usually tell with sulcatas once they hit 14-15". Prior to that they all tend to look female-ish.

 

[Gillian M]

I don't know who "Danny" is, but these two are too young to sex. You can usually tell with sulcatas once they hit 14-15". Prior to that they all tend to look female-ish.

Thanks Tom.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hi

 

[Northernamphibians]

I don't know who "Danny" is, but these two are too young to sex. You can usually tell with sulcatas once they hit 14-15". Prior to that they all tend to look female-ish.

Egyptiandan, he was a member on here and the threads come up when you search sexing sulcata and he used to at least have a reputation for accurately sexing young sulcata. Maybe not a member anymore?

 

[Tom]

Egyptiandan, he was a member on here and the threads come up when you search sexing sulcata and he used to at least have a reputation for accurately sexing young sulcata. Maybe not a member anymore?

Oh yes. Egyptian Dan left a long time ago. No one can sex juvenile sulcatas without surgery. Anyone can guess and have a 50/50 chance of being right.

My favorite is when people ask if its a boy or girl, and I answer: "Yes. Yes it is."

 

[RosemaryDW]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum.