Quick Question!

[andrew71888]

At what age can u tell the sex of a Sulcata tortoise? And How can u tell?

 

[terracolson]

Isnt it around 5 years.....attach pictures of the underneath

 

[andrew71888]

Isnt it around 5 years.....attach pictures of the underneath

 

[terracolson]

way to young imo but i bet some one will comment

 

[andrew71888]

way to young imo but i bet some one will comment

Ok but 5 years u say? And isn't it were there is a indent in there plastron? To tell if it is a male?

 

[Dane]

Males grow faster, have a concave plastron and their anal notches are flat and narrow. The anal notches of females are rounded (egg-shaped). Your tortoise's anal notches still are shaped like a V, not allowing us to have a definitive answer, but if I had to guess I would say male.

 

[andrew71888]

Males grow faster, have a concave plastron and their anal notches are flat and narrow. The anal notches of females are rounded (egg-shaped). Your tortoise's anal notches still are shaped like a V, not allowing us to have a definitive answer, but if I had to guess I would say male.

Thx

 

[Tom]

Isnt it around 5 years.....attach pictures of the underneath

Too young to tell on this one and the photo is too blurry. Need a clear pic of the anal scutes and tail to make an educated guess. The concave plastron is an indicator, but it shows up at different times. One of my males was very concave at 3 or 4 and the other was flat until about 8 years old.

 

[andrew71888]

o ok.

 

[Stephanie Logan]

It is definitely a female or a male.

 

[terracolson]

Stephanie took her silly pill today

 

[Maggie Cummings]

It's more of a size issue then an age thing. He needs to be bigger to sex...