I have had my beautiful Horsefield tortoise for 5 years now. He/she is around 5-6 years old. Recently my tortoise (named Sheldon) has started to mount items and make squeaking noises, I’m guessing these are mating habits. We have been told that Sheldon is male (of course you can’t tell at a...
Hey all,
i'm new here and to owning a tortoise. I'm Loving my little fella. But i'm still uncertain which gender it is. As i'm planning to het him a buddy (could use some advice on this aswell, do they really prefere a friends or mate?)
Thanks in Advanced!
Greeting,
Joeri
Hey guys! This is Alfredo. When we got this little guy, we were told by the breeders that it's likely a male because his tail length was on the longer side in this specific clutch, but, now that four years have passed, we genuinely have no idea as to whether or not Alfredo is male or female.
I'm looking for some advice for sexing my youngest spur thighs . I'm having some troubles with them recently and think it may be due to them being sexed wrong at an earlier age. I've attached photos of their "suspected" sex.
They both have a slight concave underside but i'd say the females is...
Hello All,
I hope everyone and their buddies are doing well :)! I'm a first time tortoise owner (decided on a russian tortoise) and I was wondering if I could get some feedback from experienced owners? I would greatly appreciate it! Below is my tortoise and set-up:
I got my tortoise from...
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I would love if someone would tell me how to tell the gender of a baby horsefield tortoise
I got a baby horsefield in August when it was aged about 7 months and would love to know it's gender if anyone could help me :)
Hi all,
I’ve just adopted these three tortoises from an old man due to him not being able to care for then anymore.
I want to give these tortoises the best care they deserve, but I am hoping for your guys help as I’m new to this!
I have no idea what breed of tortoise they are or their sex...
Greetings! I've kept turtles since I was three years old - I'm 21 now and I'm getting a lot more into the hobby recently.
Little story:
My 3 toed boxie, Roger (not actually sure if male or female, but I will get to that later), was kept in my parent's backyard for most of his life. Typically...