Help me sex and age our russian tortoises

Mommaof3

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Hello, I have read other articles on sexing and determining age. From what I can tell, Lima Bean is a female, it does look like she has had eggs, but not with us. We were told she was approximately 8 months old. Almost 3 years ago. Her shell dimensions are. Top- 5.5 " x 5.5 " bottom of shell is . 4 3/4 " x 4 3/4" . Can any of you help me put on these ? Thank you so much
 

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DoubleD1996!

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Hello, I have read other articles on sexing and determining age. From what I can tell, Lima Bean is a female, it does look like she has had eggs, but not with us. We were told she was approximately 8 months old. Almost 3 years ago. Her shell dimensions are. Top- 5.5 " x 5.5 " bottom of shell is . 4 3/4 " x 4 3/4" . Can any of you help me put on these ? Thank you so much
Definitely a female
 

Jan A

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Hello, I have read other articles on sexing and determining age. From what I can tell, Lima Bean is a female, it does look like she has had eggs, but not with us. We were told she was approximately 8 months old. Almost 3 years ago. Her shell dimensions are. Top- 5.5 " x 5.5 " bottom of shell is . 4 3/4 " x 4 3/4" . Can any of you help me put on these ? Thank you so much
If you've had her since she was 8 mos. old & you've had her for 3 yrs, I believe she's too young to have laid eggs. And generally speaking, most female torts don't lay eggs unless they've mated. Exceptions occur all the time. She is a beautiful tort though, & to me, she looks female. Welcome to the forum!
 

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