Newbie can you please help me sex my Russian torts

[slugbug1]

Hi all, I'm new to the forum I have two horsefield torts called Bombay and sapphire- they are now four years old and I have had them since they were babies. We live in the uk and they have a tort table inside for the winter and a garden for the summer. They have always got on really well until the last couple if weeks. We suspect Bombay is a boy - but we aren't really sure on either .. Any help would be gratefully recieved

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum!

Your tortoises are big enough that we should be able to tell you what gender they are. Show us pictures of their underside including the tail and we'll give it a go.

Nice-looking habitat, but too bad there isn't some ground cover for them to munch on.

If you do have a male and a female, the male will pester the female all the time. You might think about making two enclosures so you can separate them.

 

[slugbug1]

Hi Yvonne there is ground cover at the back of there garden( we grow weeds in our greenhouse for the in seed trays and swap them over every couple of days- !! piccy doesn't show that part very well.. Will upload some piccies of there underside - have moved sapphire to another enclosure for a while

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sapphire

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bombay

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We think Bombay is a boy but we are not sure xx

 

[alysciaingram]

I think you're right in assuming Bombay is a boy. His long, hooked tail says yes. As far as Sapphire I can't really tell but her tails looks stubby in one of the pictures. Either way I know Russians tend to be bullies. Best to let the other tort have some peace.

 

[slugbug1]

I think you're right in assuming Bombay is a boy. His long, hooked tail says yes. As far as Sapphire I can't really tell but her tails looks stubby in one of the pictures. Either way I know Russians tend to be bullies. Best to let the other tort have some peace.

 

[slugbug1]

Thank you we have ut the littler one in a run of her/his own .. she/he has started burying herself ... I think to get away from him.

 

[bpham93]

Bombay is a boy i think, i'm not so sure about sapphire. need a better picture.

 

[slugbug1]

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Sapphire tonite enjoying time away from. Bombay

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello and welcome to the TFO

 

[slugbug1]

Thank you

 

[mainey34]

Hello and welcome...i believe your assumptions are correct..by the way. Do you have sand in your enclosure?

 

[slugbug1]

Hi thanks - yes we have sand. But also soil and ground cover - is sand bad??

 

[alysciaingram]

Most people don't like sand because when the tortoise eats, it can track sand on to it's food and cause impaction. This sometimes is fatal to tortoises.