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[bigred]

Here is my biggest guy, not sure if male or female. Today he was doing some tail wiggling and standing high. I was hoping for a minute that he was going to flash me, need to start keeping an eye out for that more often. I would love to know if its male or female. I never imagined that this guy would develop the way he has

 

[mike taylor]

Thats one cool lookin tortoise!

 

[tortadise]

try soaking it and then flip it back into your hand kinda on its back but up right a bit and massage a q-tip on its cloaca. I get my male to flash me now this way. Although I had him scoped few weeks before he did it. I tried this method many times when he was younger and saw no results. leading to the endoscopy. I say wait for it. I get flashed all the time now and shake my head every time he does after shipping, anesthesia, and now he tells me all the time. "Hey look, I AM A MALE". Ha

 

[bigred]

Thats one cool lookin tortoise!

Thank you, he is one of my favorites. Ive had him since he was a little guy

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try soaking it and then flip it back into your hand kinda on its back but up right a bit and massage a q-tip on its cloaca. I get my male to flash me now this way. Although I had him scoped few weeks before he did it. I tried this method many times when he was younger and saw no results. leading to the endoscopy. I say wait for it. I get flashed all the time now and shake my head every time he does after shipping, anesthesia, and now he tells me all the time. "Hey look, I AM A MALE". Ha

Thanks for the advice, I will give it a try. Im hoping for male but not sure because of the split scute. That could have been genetic or incubated at high temp