Male or Female?

[kaycov]

Are these males, females, one of each?

 

[kaycov]

And look at how much they've grown since I first joined, and they were like an inch and a half long. LOL Now they are 6 1/2" and 6" respectively.

 

[cdmay]

Hard to say just yet.
The one on the right in the shot of the two plastrons appears to be a female. The anal scutes of the left tortoise has me leaning towards saying male. But, their secondary sex characteristics (simply put, the obvious long tail of a male, the concave plastron, etc) may become quite evident with the next half inch of growth.
Really, that fast.

 

[kaycov]

thanks much. They are growing so quickly now it seems. I guess I should name them. LOL Oh, another question - the one who appears to be female is at least a half-inch longer, heavier than the other one. Is that indicative of anything except a healthy appetite?

 

[cdmay]

thanks much. They are growing so quickly now it seems. I guess I should name them. LOL Oh, another question - the one who appears to be female is at least a half-inch longer, heavier than the other one. Is that indicative of anything except a healthy appetite?

Good question Karen. Could be a combination of factors such as the sex, the genetic potential, individuality and so on.
My guess is that it will continue to be the larger of the two.

 

[Merv]

Hi,
I have the same question, this is a 7" Cherry head






This is my 8" Cherry head


The plastrons are concaved like a male but the tails look like female?

Thanks Merv