What is your guess on the sex?

[JaymeR]

Hi Tortoise Family... I think my little tortoise (11 years) is finally getting big enough to tell the sex. I used to think for sure it was another female but looking at it now I am thinking its showing signs of a male.... what is your guess? The first pic is our little 11 year old that we have had since he was 1 year. The second is our female which we have had for 12 years and was in her teens when we got her. She has laid eggs a year or two ago, 6/8 eggs but never fertilized. We thought maybe our baby was a male but couldn't tell then... but maybe now?
If it is male, is it automatic that they will mate or do they sometimes never mate and just stay pals. LOL

 

[Kenno]

Could you show the bottom at more of an angle? From straight on it looks pretty flat like a female.

 

[Yvonne G]

I think the 11 year old is female too. It's probably a good thing because Calofornia's Dept. of Fish & Wildlife frowns upon intentionally breeding them.

 

[JaymeR]

Could you show the bottom at more of an angle? From straight on it looks pretty flat like a female.

Here is the 11 year old... my larger female is completely flat, no curve at all. This one has a slight curve like if you turned your hand over straight, you would still have a curve in your palm.

 

[zovick]

Both look alike: same tail size and shape, same feminine head shape. The 11 year old looks like a female to me.