Sexing Desert Tortoises

Skyler Nell

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Hi everyone! It has been quite awhile since I've posted on the tortoise forum.

I have 2 desert tortoises, both around 7-8 years old. (They are both permitted) I wanted to post some pics and see if anyone could guess on gender!

The first 4 pictures are of one tortoise (Donatello) who I've had for 6 years.

The next pictures (5-8) are Tex, who I've only had for 1.5 years. He came from a bad situation.

Thanks for looking!
 

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Yvonne G

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It might be that they're not big enough yet to sex. The first plastron shot looks female and the second one looks male. But I'm really not sure.
 

Grady1968

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Yes they have to be older to mate its looks like there is a male and a female though u might be lucky once they get bigger but u will be able to tell in a few years what gender they are
 

ascott

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male then female.....:D...also a guess, I agree with Yvonne in that their size makes it difficult for sexing for certain....
 

Skyler Nell

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The tortoises in my photos are both desert tortoises. The smaller is a California Desert Tortoise and the larger is a mix of California & Texas Desert Tortoise. Thanks for your input everyone! :)
 
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