How do I sex my Russian tortise?

[Maddawg_54]

So we took in a male Russian tortise from a friend who was giving it away and I’ve had him for about a week and I’m starting to think he’s not a male. From all the images around we think he is actually a female but I’m needing help with sexing her/him.

 

[Yvonne G]

Male Russian tortoises have a pretty large, fat tail. Your tortoise is a female.

 

[zovick]

So we took in a male Russian tortise from a friend who was giving it away and I’ve had him for about a week and I’m starting to think he’s not a male. From all the images around we think he is actually a female but I’m needing help with sexing her/him.

I agree with Yvonne. Your tortoise is a female, NOT a male.

 

[SinLA]

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[Tom]

One more vote for female. The primary indicator for Russian tortoises is tail size, and also the location and shape of the cloacal opening on the tail. Russians don't show some of the other secondary sexual characteristics, like concave plastrons on the males, that other species show. This makes determining the sex more difficult and confusing for people who don't work with the species first hand.

 

[wellington]

Yep, female vote here too.

 

[ZippyButter]

Another vote for Female....

 

[Maddawg_54]

I agree with Yvonne. Your tortoise is a female, NOT a male.

Thank you, that’s what I thought!

 

[Maddawg_54]

Thank you, I i

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You may already have seen this, but in case not, this may be helpful to you: https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/info-for-new-people-please-read-this-first.202363/#post-2036954

Welcome to the forum!

Thank you! I have not seen that, it was very helpful!

You may already have seen this, but in case not, this may be helpful to you: https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/info-for-new-people-please-read-this-first.202363/#post-2036954

Welcome to the forum!