Help with second numbers one and two?

ZEROPILOT

REDFOOT WRANGLER
Moderator
Tortoise Club
5 Year Member
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Jul 16, 2014
Messages
29,130
Location (City and/or State)
South Eastern Florida (U.S.A.)/Rock Hill S.C.
Recently, the collective identified Redfoot number three as a female. Now please help me with numbers one and two..
Number one I believe is a male and number 2 is thought to be female. Agree or disagree?
 

Attachments

  • 20150726_183814.jpg
    20150726_183814.jpg
    2.1 MB · Views: 22
  • 20150726_183846.jpg
    20150726_183846.jpg
    800.2 KB · Views: 23
  • 20150726_183841.jpg
    20150726_183841.jpg
    851.5 KB · Views: 26
  • 20150726_183859.jpg
    20150726_183859.jpg
    2.3 MB · Views: 23
  • 20150726_183909.jpg
    20150726_183909.jpg
    832.7 KB · Views: 24
  • 20150726_183916.jpg
    20150726_183916.jpg
    853.5 KB · Views: 23

pfara

Well-Known Member
10 Year Member!
Joined
Mar 28, 2013
Messages
1,252
Location (City and/or State)
Maryland
Based on lack of anal notch thickness, going with both girls. But, I'm terrible at these.
 

ZEROPILOT

REDFOOT WRANGLER
Moderator
Tortoise Club
5 Year Member
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Jul 16, 2014
Messages
29,130
Location (City and/or State)
South Eastern Florida (U.S.A.)/Rock Hill S.C.
Split decision?
Number one has a very deeply concave plastron. When you pick him/her up, it is very noticeable. 1 is about 10 inches and 2 is a little smaller.
 

Anyfoot

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Nov 24, 2014
Messages
6,305
Location (City and/or State)
UK Sheffield
Recently, the collective identified Redfoot number three as a female. Now please help me with numbers one and two..
Number one I believe is a male and number 2 is thought to be female. Agree or disagree?
Can you get a better view on the tail of third photo. I'm thinking you are right. 1 of each.
 

Lyn W

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Jul 22, 2014
Messages
23,543
Location (City and/or State)
UK
I would guess..........

#1 female - wide notch for eggs
# 2 male - not such a wide notch

or
#1 male concave plastron
#2 female flatter plastron

....just hedging my bets...
Is there a prize for the winner?
 

Anyfoot

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Nov 24, 2014
Messages
6,305
Location (City and/or State)
UK Sheffield
Number two has very little curve on the plastron and a wide, spade shaped tail.
Number one is deeply concave with a longer thinner tail.
I'm still thinking 1st one is male. Although if you look on JD's pinned post on how to sex redfoots, there is a female cherryhead very similar to this Tortoise in question. My male cherryhead has a flat plastron. My 2 northern males have deep concave plastron. When he walks is his neck stuck far out. Males have longer necks.
 

ZEROPILOT

REDFOOT WRANGLER
Moderator
Tortoise Club
5 Year Member
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Jul 16, 2014
Messages
29,130
Location (City and/or State)
South Eastern Florida (U.S.A.)/Rock Hill S.C.
I'm still thinking 1st one is male. Although if you look on JD's pinned post on how to sex redfoots, there is a female cherryhead very similar to this Tortoise in question. My male cherryhead has a flat plastron. My 2 northern males have deep concave plastron. When he walks is his neck stuck far out. Males have longer necks.
I hope you and I are correct. that would mean that I just got two new females. and one male, that I will find a new home for.
 

Anyfoot

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Nov 24, 2014
Messages
6,305
Location (City and/or State)
UK Sheffield
I only want one male for my now five females.
I ended up with two males.
I'll have one male too many.
What's happening ed. We ain't getting any confident answers with the sex of your torts. Think you should shout out a bit louder. Lol.
Or shall I ;)
 

ZEROPILOT

REDFOOT WRANGLER
Moderator
Tortoise Club
5 Year Member
Platinum Tortoise Club
Joined
Jul 16, 2014
Messages
29,130
Location (City and/or State)
South Eastern Florida (U.S.A.)/Rock Hill S.C.
A very helpful member PMED me.
#1 male, #2 female and number 3 also female.
I was correct and that is unusual.
I think I'll keep the names, too.
Numbers one, two and three, Big Bertha, Ruby,Pedro and Julio.
(Julio got her name as a baby and she looked male)
 

MPRC

Well-Known Member
5 Year Member
Joined
Jun 24, 2015
Messages
3,099
Location (City and/or State)
Oregon
I agree with the #1 - Male, #2 - Female camp. But I'm a novice.
 
Top