Just got a new one.....not sure of sex...

[dmarcus]

Its a boy. Females have almost no tail. Its just barely a nub behind the cloaca. And the anal scutes form a rounded U shape, never a V. And females will have no concavity at all.

Its very unlikely that they will stop fighting. If they do, the little new one will be in a constant state of stress and fear.

This is a 75 pounder.

Great photo Tom, that is a very clear shot of what a female Sulcata looks like...

 

[jensgotfaith]

The males have widely flared anal scutes. That is DEFINITELY a male. Most sulcatas that size look female still, with anals flared that wide, there is no doubt my mind that it is a male tortoise.

This article has good pics - http://www.chelonia.org/articles/sexingsulcata.htm

Great link- thanks for sharing!

 

[Cameron]

Thanks for all the input, definitely a male. Ok, well they never ended up getting along so I called a good friend of mine here who ends up getting a bunch of sulcatas from people who don't want them. She is who I got Mr T from. She traded me this male for a little female she had given to her a few months ago. She is a little smaller than this male, and I am keeping her separated from Mr T with a see-through fence so hey can get used to her before I officially introduce her. I'm starting a new thread with pics of her and her little area.

Here is the link to the new thread with pics of the new girl...


http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Mrs-T#axzz1OA9hEN7g