Tortoise sex?
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SweetGreekTorts
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2 months of age is way too young to tell. It will be a couple of years at least for the tortoise to have grown big enough to know gender.
At this size and age, I can tell you with 100% certainty that its either a male, or a female. I am sure of it. No question in my mind.
I was just going to say that but you beat me to it lol
HA! If that non-sense wasn't taken seriously by so many idiotic people, it might be funny...
Scott Barr
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I purchased what I thought were male and female marginated tortoises, as identified by the seller. The male was presented as 5 years old, while the "femaile was slightly smaller and presented as 4 years. Forward 1.5 years later. The "female" is now nearly as big as the male and far more aggressive --including regularly biting, mounting and thumping the male. "She" is less elongated than the male, but marginated shell at the rear is now more flared than before. Both have similar looking tales. Question: is it clear to you more experienced folks that the "female" is really a male? I had paid more for this sex.
Scott
Scott
Tortoises should never be kept in pairs, even in female/male groups. The aggressive one definitely could be female, but regardless they need to be separated.
Could we see a picture to sex “her”?
Scott Barr
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My 5 and 6 year old marginated tortoises live in a back yard and roam freely. So even though one is aggressive toward the other, it is easy to get away. For some reason the bigger and more docile one seeks out the complany of the aggressor. Sometimes he will even take a U turn after running away. 
Scott Barr
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Top picture is what I think is a male. The middle pciture the female. The bottom picture of the two, the female is in the upper part of the picture. Thanks in advance for your thoughts about their sex. Scott
Scott Barr
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Here is what my "female" has started doing regularly this year. 
Here I was thinking y’all were just talkin’ ‘bout tortoise sex. Y’all want pictures too? I’ll see what I’ve got on my phone. 
HAHAHA!!!!! [emoji38]
I assure you, they are not “seeking out eachother’s company”. That’s one tortoise trying to look for the other to chase it away.
“Cuddling” , following”, sleeping in the same hide, and sitting face to face are all one tortoise trying to push the other out of its territory, not signs of affection. Tortoises are solitary animals, who quite literally cannot make friends, and do not have a concept of “affection”.
Even with a large yard, your tortoises cannot escape from eachother fully. Heck, the dominant looks for the submissive just to bully it. They definitely need to be separated. They are competitors, not friends.
Sadly, I cannot sex them. However, someone likely will be able to. I would recommend starting your own thread.
They both look male to me, Scott.
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