G. Elegans: Sex & Age...

[Yash Raj]

Can anyone help me identifying the sex of my G. Elegans...
What is its age ?
Size: 2 inches long & 1.5 inches wide.
1 more question:
Does anyone have size & shell pattern development information according to its age for G. Elegans ?
Thanks...

 

[bikerchicspain]

I think it's still to small to sex!

 

[Yvonne G]

Yvonne is correct that the baby is too young to be sure. I'm going to make a guess at male, and that he's in his first year of life. Probably about 6 months.

 

[sulcatababies1402]

soo tiny and cute! from what i understand they have to reach about 6inches and be a couple yrs old before sex can be determined.Some males can look like females when they are young and then suddenly get a concave pastron and a long tail.Here is a link to help with sexing

http://startortoises.net/breeding.html

http://startortoises.net/male-vs-female.html

 

[jeffbens0n]

Definitely male...50 percent chance it might be female though.

 

[Yash Raj]

I want a Female !!!
It grows more in size than males...
It should be a Femaleee...

 

[agiletorts]

For age I'd guess around 6 months. For gender - check back here in 3 years .

 

[Neal]

Great looking star! Yup, too young to sex. This thread will have pictures of adults, jeuvies, and baby's for you to look at:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Show-us-your-stars#axzz1aadFVtHs

 

[bikerchicspain]

Unless you already have a male, and you want to breed, then having a female just because of the size is the wrong reason to have a tort in my H,O. The tort should be admired for it's beauty,health and it's grace, not the size.

But that's just me,

 

[Yash Raj]

Unless you already have a male, and you want to breed, then having a female just because of the size is the wrong reason to have a tort in my H,O. The tort should be admired for it's beauty,health and it's grace, not the size.

But that's just me,

Right. Thanks.

 

[coastal]

Age would be 1-4 months, the photo shows very little growth. I would guess around 2-3. Sex is still to young to tell but based on the tail length more chance of male, females tend to have very short stubby tails as hatchlings. You can not compare growth at this age to determine sex. While males are smaller and females are larger that wont be useful for a few years!

 

[l0velesly]

Definitely too young.. but that's a darn cute tort!

 

[Yash Raj]

Thanks...

 

[Yash Raj]

Moderator is requested to close the thread.
Thanks.