LouisAM120
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Hi there, a year and a half ago we got two young tortoises, they were roughly four months old when we got them. When we got them the breeder said they should both be girls due to the temperature at which they were incubated.
They are now about 2 years old and one of them is demonstrating some unusual behaviour and we wonder if this may be because they are actually male.
The tortoise in question is called Kiwi and they are much larger in size that our other tortoise and her sister, Leia. Kiwi also has a much larger tail and currently is constantly trying to dominate Leia via biting her back legs and trying to mount her in a way that appears to be mating.
I have attached some photos and be great if anyone on this forum may be able to help sex Kiwi so we can see what would be best to do with her and help her stop dominating her sister ? We also understand that most tortoises cannot be fully sex’d until 7 years old but the way she is dominating we want to get an idea now so we can look after them both as best we can.
Thanks everyone!
They are now about 2 years old and one of them is demonstrating some unusual behaviour and we wonder if this may be because they are actually male.
The tortoise in question is called Kiwi and they are much larger in size that our other tortoise and her sister, Leia. Kiwi also has a much larger tail and currently is constantly trying to dominate Leia via biting her back legs and trying to mount her in a way that appears to be mating.
I have attached some photos and be great if anyone on this forum may be able to help sex Kiwi so we can see what would be best to do with her and help her stop dominating her sister ? We also understand that most tortoises cannot be fully sex’d until 7 years old but the way she is dominating we want to get an idea now so we can look after them both as best we can.
Thanks everyone!