Probably too small still, but any guesses as possible male or female? :)
Dec 11, 2013 #1 Dobby The Tortoise Member 5 Year Member Joined Apr 29, 2012 Messages 46 Location (City and/or State) Texas Probably too small still, but any guesses as possible male or female? Attachments 1386799071704.jpg 78.4 KB · Views: 146 1386799085576.jpg 91.4 KB · Views: 144 1386799096748.jpg 92.2 KB · Views: 158
Dec 11, 2013 #2 Yvonne G Old Timer TFO Admin 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 23, 2008 Messages 93,445 Location (City and/or State) Clovis, CA Looking female at the moment, but subject to change.
Dec 11, 2013 #3 wellington Well-Known Member Moderator 10 Year Member! Tortoise Club Joined Sep 6, 2011 Messages 50,035 Location (City and/or State) Chicago, Illinois, USA I agree with Yvonne's whole statement
Dec 11, 2013 #4 Dobby The Tortoise Member 5 Year Member Joined Apr 29, 2012 Messages 46 Location (City and/or State) Texas Cool, thanks!! I kind of hope he/she is a girl! Although, I've always called he/she a him hahaha His/her name will always be Dobby though
Cool, thanks!! I kind of hope he/she is a girl! Although, I've always called he/she a him hahaha His/her name will always be Dobby though
Dec 11, 2013 #5 argus333 Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Dec 11, 2012 Messages 395 been down this road..
Dec 11, 2013 #6 alan88k Member 5 Year Member Joined Nov 11, 2013 Messages 72 I'm not expert. But I would say male coz its lower plastron starts to concave abit.
Dec 11, 2013 #7 Tom The Dog Trainer 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 9, 2010 Messages 63,550 Location (City and/or State) Southern California Too soon to tell. They all look female-ish when immature. I have a hunch that this one is a male. Time will tell.
Too soon to tell. They all look female-ish when immature. I have a hunch that this one is a male. Time will tell.
Dec 11, 2013 #8 Dobby The Tortoise Member 5 Year Member Joined Apr 29, 2012 Messages 46 Location (City and/or State) Texas I know it varies, but around what size can you typically tell?
Dec 11, 2013 #10 Tom The Dog Trainer 10 Year Member! Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jan 9, 2010 Messages 63,550 Location (City and/or State) Southern California Dobby The Tortoise said: I know it varies, but around what size can you typically tell? Click to expand... Usually by about three or four years. Some of them are less obvious even at five or six. By ten years old, all of them are obvious.
Dobby The Tortoise said: I know it varies, but around what size can you typically tell? Click to expand... Usually by about three or four years. Some of them are less obvious even at five or six. By ten years old, all of them are obvious.
Dec 11, 2013 #11 Dobby The Tortoise Member 5 Year Member Joined Apr 29, 2012 Messages 46 Location (City and/or State) Texas Oh yay, he/she is getting kind of close to the 3-4 years. Dobby will be 3 years old in April. I can't wait to find out male or female
Oh yay, he/she is getting kind of close to the 3-4 years. Dobby will be 3 years old in April. I can't wait to find out male or female
Dec 11, 2013 #12 T33's Torts Well-Known Member 5 Year Member Joined Jun 23, 2013 Messages 8,062 Location (City and/or State) Neverland! Small tail, but there is a slight concaving of the plasteron....hmmm.... only time will tell
Dec 12, 2013 #13 diamondbp Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Nov 17, 2012 Messages 3,331 I agree with Tom. Although the tail is small it's strongly to the side and it seems to have a slight concave. So it is to early to say but I suspect a young male myself. Let's wait two more years and it should become more obvious
I agree with Tom. Although the tail is small it's strongly to the side and it seems to have a slight concave. So it is to early to say but I suspect a young male myself. Let's wait two more years and it should become more obvious
Dec 12, 2013 #14 Dobby The Tortoise Member 5 Year Member Joined Apr 29, 2012 Messages 46 Location (City and/or State) Texas Yeah, Dobby keeps his tail to the side almost always. Hmmmm. I can't wait to find out
Dec 12, 2013 #15 Vishnu2 Member 5 Year Member Joined Jun 2, 2012 Messages 547 Location (City and/or State) Gran Pulse My gut says male..
Jan 16, 2014 #16 Dobby The Tortoise Member 5 Year Member Joined Apr 29, 2012 Messages 46 Location (City and/or State) Texas Finally got a good photo of Dobby's tail Any guesses? Attachments 000.jpg 818.5 KB · Views: 32 0000.jpg 1,022.7 KB · Views: 33 00000.jpg 905.3 KB · Views: 34