[split] male or female.

[Jlant85]

Hello everyone! I was browsing online and i found a local breeder of greek Testudo graeca ibera tortoise 2-3 hour away from my house! He has some1 year olds and i wanted to know, can you tell the sex of the tortoise at that age? if so what are the signs i need to look for if i want a male? please help! ill be getting my new tort in a couple of days and would love to get some knowledge of how to pick out the one i want! =) thnks for the infor! hope to hear from you guys soon!

 

[james1974]

It will be hard to tell most likely at that age.Male's will be smaller, bigger tails and a slight dip in the bottom of there shell.female's larger, smaller tails and flat on the bottom of the shell.

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[JoesMum]

No chance. One year old is far too young to be able to tell with cetainty. They can be 'incubated to be' a particular gender, but there are no guarantees.

They need to 4-5 inches long before you have any chance of accuracy with the gender.