Help sexing russian tortoise

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andres

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Hi, I got my Russian tortoise about 1 and a half weeks ago. he/ she is about 4.5" I shell length. I just wanted to know what you guys think



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Even though he/she is somewhat small, I'm thinking it's a male. Because the tail looks shorter here since the legs are spread out

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The shell dips down here, which I read is more common in males

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It's hard to tell but he/she has what I think is a little pointy type thing at the tip of the tail.

Please let me know what you think, thanks
 
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RE: Help sexing russian tortoisr

He is a nice looking tortoise. Might still have some growing to do.
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RE: Help sexing russian tortoisr

Can you guys see the photos? It's not showing up for me. I'm using the iPhone app
 

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RE: Help sexing russian tortoisr

Looks like a male to me
 

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My guess is male but I'm no expert!

Going by the fact it is bigger than Harley's and he is 100% a HE lol he proves it regularly!!
 
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