Is EgyptianDan still around?

[StubbyTheTortoise]

I've got loads of questions on the signs that might tell what the gender is in the future. Of course I know nothing's really conclusive, but I just wanna know what signs he's looking at. Aside from the few comments on threads he has

 

[Yvonne G]

No. He stopped perusing our Forum many years ago. I'm pretty sure he's still active on the English Forum - Shelled Warriors

I can tell you what I look for:

males have a large, fat, longer tail
The anal scutes of most species show outward pointing for males and straight back or inward pointing for female
Some species males have indented plastron
In Sulcatas sometimes I can see "female" in the head/face, but not always.
In sulcatas the gular for males is more pronounced
For the testudo species a female's cloaca is star shaped and the male's cloaca is a slit.


We have quite a few experienced tortoise-keepers here on the Forum. Go ahead and ask your questions. We'll help you.

 

[StubbyTheTortoise]

No. He stopped perusing our Forum many years ago. I'm pretty sure he's still active on the English Forum - Shelled Warriors

I can tell you what I look for:

males have a large, fat, longer tail
The anal scutes of most species show outward pointing for males and straight back or inward pointing for female
Some species males have indented plastron
In Sulcatas sometimes I can see "female" in the head/face, but not always.
In sulcatas the gular for males is more pronounced
For the testudo species a female's cloaca is star shaped and the male's cloaca is a slit.


We have quite a few experienced tortoise-keepers here on the Forum. Go ahead and ask your questions. We'll help you.

Thank you so much !!

"looking at the ends of the anal scutes, which on a female would be either straight down or curving in. On a male the ends would be growing away from each other. I'm also looking at the seam between the anal and femoral scutes. On a female the seam dips down at about the middle of the seam. On a male the seam would be straight."

Are these included ?

 

[Tom]

I've got loads of questions on the signs that might tell what the gender is in the future. Of course I know nothing's really conclusive, but I just wanna know what signs he's looking at. Aside from the few comments on threads he has

How old is your tortoise and what species? If it is the baby sulcata in your avatar pic, you won't know until it is at least 14 inches in a couple of years.

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[StubbyTheTortoise]

How old is your tortoise and what species? If it is the baby sulcata in your avatar pic, you won't know until it is at least 14 inches in a couple of years.

Check this out out for helpful info:

Info For New People. Please Read This First.

Hello and welcome to tortoiseforum.org! We are all glad you are here! There is no other forum like this anywhere. We have tens of thousands of members from all over the world ranging from kids with their first tortoise to people who have been breeding and keeping high end tortoises since the...

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Thanks a lot Tom !!!!