joel0226
New Member
Hi Everyone,
I am a newbie in this forum as well as having a tortoise. I am from southern Philippines and had bought an Elongata tortoise from a pet store almost a month ago. I am very new to tortoises but already have pets such as a pair cockatiel birds with to adult hatchlings already. I've been looking forward of having a tortoise for a long time but just a month ago have found a breed that could probably survive the climate here in our area, so I choose Elongata as this is common to other Southeast Asian countries. Mine is already 6 inches in carapace and the owner told me that it is already 3 years of age. Unfortunately, the owner told me that what I bought is still unsexed as it is still a juvenile. On my research and also reading a lot of topics here in this forum, I found out that the sexing of tortoise (Elongata) should be done 4 years onwards for reliability. My new pet temporarily stays in an old aquarium (1.5 ft. x 3 ft.) and placed outside with direct sunlight during early morning for almost 30 mins. and will be under the shade for the rest of the day. I have made an outside enclosure (4 ft. x 8 ft.) with live plants for food. After a month of observation, my tortoise will be transferred to outside enclosure.
Below are the pictures of my new pet, hope you could help me in sexing my pet as I am planning to buy a pair in the next few weeks.
Sincere Thanks,
Joel
I am a newbie in this forum as well as having a tortoise. I am from southern Philippines and had bought an Elongata tortoise from a pet store almost a month ago. I am very new to tortoises but already have pets such as a pair cockatiel birds with to adult hatchlings already. I've been looking forward of having a tortoise for a long time but just a month ago have found a breed that could probably survive the climate here in our area, so I choose Elongata as this is common to other Southeast Asian countries. Mine is already 6 inches in carapace and the owner told me that it is already 3 years of age. Unfortunately, the owner told me that what I bought is still unsexed as it is still a juvenile. On my research and also reading a lot of topics here in this forum, I found out that the sexing of tortoise (Elongata) should be done 4 years onwards for reliability. My new pet temporarily stays in an old aquarium (1.5 ft. x 3 ft.) and placed outside with direct sunlight during early morning for almost 30 mins. and will be under the shade for the rest of the day. I have made an outside enclosure (4 ft. x 8 ft.) with live plants for food. After a month of observation, my tortoise will be transferred to outside enclosure.
Below are the pictures of my new pet, hope you could help me in sexing my pet as I am planning to buy a pair in the next few weeks.
Sincere Thanks,
Joel