Male or female?

[Shelby13]

Hi, is anyone able to tell if my horsefield tort is a male or female? He/she is still quite small so not sure if too young to tell at this stage

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[guille24]

How big is it ? ? Looks female to me

 

[Shelby13]

Head to tail bottom shell is 3.5 inches, side to side is just under 3 inches. Almost 4.5 inches across the top of the shell side to side

 

[guille24]

Here is a pic of my russian , it's about 4to 5 inches big it's a female may be it can help you

 

[Shelby13]

I was looking up how to tell if its male or female and read that Males usually have their tail to the side, ours nearly always has his/her tail tucked in until we took this picture lol, it doesn't matter to me either way but wanted to find out

 

[guille24]

Cool ! How old is it ?? u are lucky ti have a male !! I been looking for a male Russian tortoise for a while and I haven't been able to find any where I live

 

[Shelby13]

Not sure on exact age, think its about 1 1/2 years or so

 

[guille24]

Nice !

 

[Saleama]

Cool ! How old is it ?? u are lucky ti have a male !! I been looking for a male Russian tortoise for a while and I haven't been able to find any where I live

I have the oposite problem. No females here in North Texas. This one looks female. if you look from the back view, normally a male's tail will curl off to the side and even cross over their leg. A female's tail is stumpy and sticks straight out or just a bit to the side. No where near the leg. Either way, BEAUTIFUL tort!

 

[Yvonne G]

It looks female, but that may change as it gets bigger. All very young tortoises have the female characteristics.

 

[Shelby13]

Thanks all, we shall lookout for any changes as he/she grows

 

[markjsimmons]

Looks female; I've got one male Horace and two female's Hilda and Holly