Is my Tortoise a boy or girl.

[Givengrace23]

So we rescued a leopard tortoise back in January. “She” was still somewhat small. We thought from a few things we read online that it was a girl. Now that we’ve had “her” for 9 months she has grown by leaps and bounds...to me it looks more like a boy from what internet pictures show...but I’m no expert at all and was wanting advice from fellow tortoise owners. What is you opinion? One pic is just to show “her” off cause we think she’s super cool. The other is for helping to figure out if we need to stop calling her Roxy and switch to Rocky. Lol

 

[zovick]

I cannot see enough of the bottom of the tortoise because it gets cut off when the attachment opens up. Try holding it up higher in the frame and posting another picture of the tail area. IE, cut the head out of the picture and center the tail area in the picture so it doesn't get chopped off at the bottom.

Or maybe you can post the full picture you already have instead of the thumbnail.

 

[Maro2Bear]

So we rescued a leopard tortoise back in January. “She” was still somewhat small. We thought from a few things we read online that it was a girl. Now that we’ve had “her” for 9 months she has grown by leaps and bounds...to me it looks more like a boy from what internet pictures show...but I’m no expert at all and was wanting advice from fellow tortoise owners. What is you opinion? One pic is just to show “her” off cause we think she’s super cool. The other is for helping to figure out if we need to stop calling her Roxy and switch to Rocky. Lol

Lucky you with rescuing a Leopard! Looks great. I’ll guess female too. But need more pix of the tail area.

 

[Ink]

I am guessing boy, for now? however I have Miss. Dexter Persimmons because I was wrong

 

[Givengrace23]

So we rescued a leopard tortoise back in January. “She” was still somewhat small. We thought from a few things we read online that it was a girl. Now that we’ve had “her” for 9 months she has grown by leaps and bounds...to me it looks more like a boy from what internet pictures show...but I’m no expert at all and was wanting advice from fellow tortoise owners. What is you opinion? One pic is just to show “her” off cause we think she’s super cool. The other is for helping to figure out if we need to stop calling her Roxy and switch to Rocky. Lol

 

[Givengrace23]

Is this a better pic?

 

[Givengrace23]

I cannot see enough of the bottom of the tortoise because it gets cut off when the attachment opens up. Try holding it up higher in the frame and posting another picture of the tail area. IE, cut the head out of the picture and center the tail area in the picture so it doesn't get chopped off at the bottom.

Or maybe you can post the full picture you already have instead of the thumbnail.

I uploaded another pic. Hopefully it’s more helpful

 

[Ink]

BOY!! I got one right, I am sticking by my answer

 

[zovick]

I uploaded another pic. Hopefully it’s more helpful

That new picture is better (at least IMHO). Going by the size of the tail, the obtuse angle between the widely spread anal scutes, and the supracaudal scute curling in rather than flaring out, I would say that the tortoise appears to be a male at this time.

 

[Yvonne G]

Sorry, I have to disagree. While the tips of the anal scutes do point straight back, a female trait, that's definitely a male tail. It could be he's still in the process of changing characteristics

 

[Toddrickfl1]

I'm guessing boy

 

[zovick]

BOY!! I got one right, I am sticking by my answer

I think you are correct. Congratulations.

 

[Ink]

What is HIS name, lol

 

[pcrealty]

So we rescued a leopard tortoise back in January. “She” was still somewhat small. We thought from a few things we read online that it was a girl. Now that we’ve had “her” for 9 months she has grown by leaps and bounds...to me it looks more like a boy from what internet pictures show...but I’m no expert at all and was wanting advice from fellow tortoise owners. What is you opinion? One pic is just to show “her” off cause we think she’s super cool. The other is for helping to figure out if we need to stop calling her Roxy and switch to Rocky. Lol

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[Beasty_Artemis]

I like that illustration! Helpfull

 

[William Lee Kohler]

I am guessing boy, for now? however I have Miss. Dexter Persimmons because I was wrong

I'd be inclined to guess a boy but think is really too young/small to tell for sure.

 

[NorCal tortoise guy]

Looks not to me

 

[NorCal tortoise guy]

Looks not to me

Male

 

[Tom]

There is no guessing. This is an obvious male. Female tails are a quarter that size.

 

[pcrealty]

I'd be inclined to guess a boy but think is really too young/small to tell for sure.

the bottom of the plastrom is either curved (male) or like a "v" ) female)