panic on gender

[sazzylouise]

im really concerned at the minute because when i bought my tort in the shop he said that it was a girl....someone i no went to a different shop to enquire about her tort and the man said if the tortoise is rounded its a boy..... my taloula (tort) is rounded

my tort is a horsfield tortoise any help or ideas on how to tell the gender of my tort....

thanks

 

[egyptiandan]

If you post a plastron (bottom of shell) and a tail picture, we can give a go at sexing your Horsfields tortoise for you.

Danny

 

[Shelly]

Greatest thread title, EVER!

 

[terracolson]

i always look at the tails..

 

[sazzylouise]

just a picture of taloula to see if i can upload pictures correctly

will take some more of her for you guys to help me

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please let me know if you can see a picture of her...thanks

 

[Meg90]

Take some pictures of her tummy, focus on her tail. That should help.

Have you measured her? Here's how. http://www.tlady.clara.net/measure.htm A correct measurement will also help. Sometimes they are too little to tell.

 

[fishtanker]

The boys have long tails with a little spur on the end and the girls have stubbier tails without the little "tail nail"

 

[sazzylouise]

thanks for all your help guys

sorry i cant upload pictures correctly something about the files being too big


phewww my lil taloula has a stubbie tail

 

[Laura]

your first pic did fine.. try another, but of the underside. males hold thier tails to the side. but how old is yours?

 

[terryo]

Isn't he too small to tell the sex??

 

[sazzylouise]

maybe taloula is too small

i reckon she is about 1year old