Hey, guys. Recently I thought Curtis’s plastron was finally concaving, and “he” was displaying some very male-like behavior (mounting a large lump of concrete and visibly (and audibly) trying to mate with it, but there was no flashing so it could have just been territorial or aggression). However, I’ve just flipped him over, and his plastron really isn’t that concave. It’s technically concave, but not so much that I would be confident that he’s male. His gulars also aren’t super pronounced, and while I thought his anal scutes were getting more splayed and “V” shaped, they look like they’re curving inwards a bit now.
The main thing making me think female, though, is that his tail is still pretty small, but it’s really hard to tell for sure because he keeps it tucked away to the side under his shell. I imagine it would be much more prominent by now, but I figured I’d hear from people more experienced. I’ve been pretty susceptible to confirmation bias thus far because I wanted him to be male so I could keep calling him Curtis, but I’ll probably keep calling him Curtis even if he’s a she and just hope she isn’t too offended
Curtis is 7.5 years old and 19.5 inches across. I feel like “he” is big enough and old enough now that I should just accept the signs for female, lol. Unless someone thinks different.
The main thing making me think female, though, is that his tail is still pretty small, but it’s really hard to tell for sure because he keeps it tucked away to the side under his shell. I imagine it would be much more prominent by now, but I figured I’d hear from people more experienced. I’ve been pretty susceptible to confirmation bias thus far because I wanted him to be male so I could keep calling him Curtis, but I’ll probably keep calling him Curtis even if he’s a she and just hope she isn’t too offended
Curtis is 7.5 years old and 19.5 inches across. I feel like “he” is big enough and old enough now that I should just accept the signs for female, lol. Unless someone thinks different.
