light colored yellowfoot

[aztecg78]

Has anybody ever seen a light colored yellowfoot like this? Just got her. Almost 9in and 3lbs. Is she. Big enough to breed? I'm looking for a male.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Nice coloration and very healthy looking girl!
I wouldn't rush to find a male. She's still too young to breed.
Also I had a male RF about that size that one summer transformed......Into a female.
At that size, it's also hard to determine the sex.

 

[N2TORTS]

umm....9"....you can sex it no problem .....flip it over
Nice specimen ....wild caught no doubt...

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Let me rephrase my response to HARD FOR ME TO TELL.
I still have a female named Julio!

 

[Yvonne G]

That weight seems a bit on the light side for the length of the tortoise.

Don't be in too much of a hurry to have her lay eggs. I had one about that same size and she because egg bound because she wasn't quite big enough to get the eggs out. Let her get up to her full size before you worry about breeding.

 

[tortdad]

She's a beauty

 

[aztecg78]

Actually she's just a little over 8in and just over 3lbs. How big should she be before breeding? Thanks

 

[tortadise]

Actually she's just a little over 8in and just over 3lbs. How big should she be before breeding? Thanks

11-12" straight length is fine for a yellowfoot. This will be in a few years though, they don't tend to grow at expedited rates like red foots. Nice looking animal for sure.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Right now an adult male would chase her around 24/7.
It wouldn't be good.

 

[aztecg78]

Thanx everyone for the info

 

[stojanovski92113]

WOW!!!!!!! Beautiful tort!!!!!

 

[Kelly71]

Hi,
WoW, I hope Sunny turns out like that? lol I wonder how it looked when small like Sunny? Thanks