Gender Help

[thehunterp]

I have a new african spurred tortoise and i can't tell if its female or male. It is a good size, so it should be accurate

 

[Yvonne G]

Looks like a female that is in dire need of a good soaking to get off all that dirt!!

Hi TheHunterP:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!! May we know your name and where you are?

 

[thehunterp]

Looks like a female that is in dire need of a good soaking to get off all that dirt!!

Hi TheHunterP:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!! May we know your name and where you are?

My name is Hunter P, and Im from Phoenix Arizona.
I've been looking online, and it appears to be a male to me

 

[Yvonne G]

Well, I almost said male, however, the tips of the anal scutes point straight back and in a male they usually point outwards towards the back legs. That and the small tail made me say female.

I've been wrong before

 

[Tom]

That's a male.

Females that size have U shaped anal scutes and tiny little nubbins for tails. That boy has a big wide V shape and a big ole' visible tail.

Is there any concavity to the plastron? Maybe a couple more pics would put the last nail in the coffin.

 

[TortieLuver]

MALE!!

 

[thehunterp]

Ok, thank you for all your opinions, feel free to keep answering

 

[dmarcus]

More photo's please, before I try to guess

 

[thehunterp]

I have a new african spurred tortoise and i can't tell if its female or male. It is a good size, so it should be accurate

Here are some more pictures!

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I have a new african spurred tortoise and i can't tell if its female or male. It is a good size, so it should be accurate

more pics toward the bottom

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More photo's please, before I try to guess

more pics

 

[Neal]

Male 100%.

 

[baron101]

MALE.