BINGOThey both look female to me but I am not an expert. If you keep them in the same enclosure, one will dominate the other and grow bigger and healthier, although being together, if they are, is stressful for both of them. Maybe you keep them separated?
Fantastic.Yes they are kept separated, I learned that a long time ago from this forum 😊. I just had them together to photograph them. The bigger one is 4 months older so maybe that’s why she’s a little bigger. Thank you everyone!
They are both still immature, so we can't sex them with certainty yet.I have two desert tortoises, both are going to be turning 6 this summer. . Any help in identifying their gender would be appreciated 😊
I am SOOOOO glad you pointed out them being on their backs, this is something I've always wondered about. Great info as wellThey are both still immature, so we can't sex them with certainty yet.
The one on the left has a larger tail, extended gulars, and I can see hints of the male chin glands there. I predict male.
The one on the right has a smaller tail, no chin glands, and the anal scute shape looks like its going to go female. I'm guessing female for now, but it may change with age.
Do either of them have any plastron concavity yet?
I hate seeing them on their backs. That is very traumatic for them. Better to simply hold them up with their noses pointing toward the sky to get good plastron pics.
Did you get them as hatchlings? I'm wondering how you came to the conclusion about the 4 months older thing. It is my experience that desert tortoise eggs hatch in September, so being a 4 month difference in age doesn't compute in my mind.Yes they are kept separated, I learned that a long time ago from this forum 😊. I just had them together to photograph them. The bigger one is 4 months older so maybe that’s why she’s a little bigger. Thank you everyone!
True.Did you get them as hatchlings? I'm wondering how you came to the conclusion about the 4 months older thing. It is my experience that desert tortoise eggs hatch in September, so being a 4 month difference in age doesn't compute in my mind.