Just need to verify it is a 'he'

[lynnedit]

Rescue source said female, Vet said male.
Please confirm?





Thanks!

 

[dmmj]

That is an awfully short tail and short tail usually means female.

 

[Az tortoise compound]

She is a female.

 

[Laura]

i think the Rescue was right!

 

[DeanS]

Not so sure when it comes to Russians...but I'd have to venture that he's a she!

 

[TortieLuver]

She is female!

 

[lynnedit]

Thanks everyone! I accepted what the vet said, until I started looking at RT identification pics, then started to wonder.
My signature has been changed (must have known somehow when I chose neutral names)!

Lynne

 

[October]

Ha! I love the names. Too cute!

 

[Jacob]

Looks Like A Female

 

[GBtortoises]

Looks like a female but could be an "under endowed" male. Such males are not that uncommon in Hermann's tortoises, the Russians closest cousins. Female Russian tails are usually look very much like a nub with a tiny tip on it. Can you post a few from the side with the tail extended?

 

[bikerchicspain]

It looks female but as GB said looks can be deceiving, has she/he got a small hook on the end of the tail?
If so its a male, if not its a female.

 

[lynnedit]

Looks like a female but could be an "under endowed" male. Such males are not that uncommon in Hermann's tortoises, the Russians closest cousins. Female Russian tails are usually look very much like a nub with a tiny tip on it. Can you post a few from the side with the tail extended?

it looks like a nub with a tiny tip.

It looks female but as GB said looks can be deceiving, has she/he got a small hook on the end of the tail?
If so its a male, if not its a female.

I don't think it is a hook, just a nub.

Here are some more pics...sorry about the blurring, hope you can make it out...may have gotten too close with the camera in my haste

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thanks again!
PS. I may not have gotten a good enough side view, if not, let me know. Squirmy little bugger...

 

[GBtortoises]

Oh yeah, from the last set of photos, I think your tortoise is definitely a female.

 

[lynnedit]

I was hoping for females (anatomy looks the same for both), so I was a bit surprised by the vet's comment.
Thanks again for everyone's input.
Lynne

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Female.