My sulcata, concave plastron at such a young age? or illness?

Fredkas

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When i adopted Toro, end of May 2016, the seller told me that he was around 3mo, at 57gr, which means he hatched at February 2016.
yes he should be one of those dry started babies.
you can get Toro's detail growth here:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread...ig-file-size-alert.142809/page-9#post-1430895
now he is 275gr.
his looks clearly indicate that he is pure sulcata (not a hybrid) and still at his young age, however recently i notice what i believe is a concave look at his plastron.
Could this be illness?
this week he gained 19gr, from 256gr to 275gr.
i attach his recent pic and his plastron from any angle possible.
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Not to worry. Not male and not female.
Does that mean the baby is still too young to sex at the moment?
Also, are tortoises like turtles in the way that aquatic turtles (such as RES) plastrons on males tend to be concave to make it easier for mating? I know the plastron isn't a sure fire way to sex a tortoise/turtle but I just wondered if that were true for tortoises as well.
 

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All baby tortoises look female. When they start to reach sexual maturity, the plastron starts to change (in males) and the tail grows longer and thicker.

Not all species of tortoise have the concave plastron. For example, male russian tortoises shells look exactly like female shells.
 

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All baby tortoises look female. When they start to reach sexual maturity, the plastron starts to change (in males) and the tail grows longer and thicker.

Not all species of tortoise have the concave plastron. For example, male russian tortoises shells look exactly like female shells.
Awesome. Thanks for the information!
 

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I agree with Yvonne. Totally normal looking. All else sounds great too, and I see nothing but a healthy growing beautiful baby.

That carapace look absolutely fantastic too. You are doing a great job Fredkas!
 

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Glad it is nothing. Thanks all for the clarification. :tort::tort::tort:
 

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I agree. Btw, when/if it is a male and does get a concaved plastron, you will know it. It's obviously concaved.
 
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