Herman tortoise

[bethw26]

Hey was just wondering how you can tell what gender your tortoise is

 

[wellington]

How old is it? That have to be a few years old and a larger size before they can be sexed usually. Post a pic, shell length and age, someone might be able to tell ya

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi bethw26 and welcome to the Forum!

Once your Hermann's gets big enough, you can tell males by their bigger tail.

 

[Yellow Turtle]

Hi and welcome. You can learn sexing your own tortoise when they reach bigger size or just simply post the picture here and ask members to help you identify it

 

[bethw26]

hi thanks for the replies my tortoise is almost 4 so does he need to be older to know?

 

[Jacqui]

4 inches or 4 years? It's the size, not age, that makes it easier to tell. Post a picture and we will see if we can give you a god guess on gender.

 

[bethw26]

he is almost 4 years old

 

[Yvonne G]

Looks like it might be a female:

http://www.tortoisesupply.com/pages/Sexing-Your-Tortoise.html

 

[kathyth]

I would also say female.

 

[bethw26]

Have to change his name from harry to Harriet then lol