Size of sulcata tortoise...

[wongan]

Wondering if male wil be bigger than female once an adult?

 

[Bambam1989]

Wondering if male wil be bigger than female once an adult?

Yes. In this type of tortoise the males get larger than the females.

 

[wongan]

Yes. In this type of tortoise the males get larger than the females.

4+ years old 18cm. Do u think is female or male ? the big one same age 30cm it's female (flat plastron) or sulcata tortoise different ?

 

[Bambam1989]

4+ years old 18cm. Do u think is female or male ? the big one same age 30cm it's female (flat plastron) or sulcata tortoise different ? View attachment 226828View attachment 226833

I'm not an expert at sexing but I think it's still to small to tell. Most of the keepers here in the U.S. are asleep and will be able to give their opinions in a few hours.

 

[wongan]

4+ years old 18cm. Do u think is female or male ? the big one same age 30cm it's female (flat plastron) or sulcata tortoise different ? View attachment 226828View attachment 226833

the tail with hook [emoji848]

 

[wongan]

I'm not an expert at sexing but I think it's still to small to tell. Most of the keepers here in the U.S. are asleep and will be able to give their opinions in a few hours.

ok understand and many thanks for your advice [emoji4] have a nice day !

 

[Paulcain]

Wondering if male wil be bigger than female once an adult?

Here is my 40 yr old males all the same age the biggest one is dominant bet all get along well

 

[Stuart S.]

Good evening! Males will be larger than females but also different tortoises grow at different rates. Have these 2 always been housed together or are they separated? If they’re housed together, that would explain a big part of the size difference.

 

[Paulcain]

They have always been housed together

 

[Maro2Bear]

Here is my 40 yr old males all the same age the biggest one is dominant bet all get along wellView attachment 226910

Wow....nice herd of Sully’s there. Can’t imagine feeding that many, unless there are a few acres of grass around the corner!

 

[Paulcain]

My father grows rare Japanese fruit trees. He is family friends with the local Japanese markets and they give him day-old produce in exchange 4 the rare fruit he grows..they eat a ton!

 

[Bee62]

Here is my 40 yr old males all the same age the biggest one is dominant bet all get along wellView attachment 226910

Beautiful tortoises ! Thank you very much for that picture.

 

[Yvonne G]

My father grows rare Japanese fruit trees. He is family friends with the local Japanese markets and they give him day-old produce in exchange 4 the rare fruit he grows..they eat a ton!

Your zip code is New York. I'd love to see where you house these giants in winter? Also, Sulcatas haven't been imported that long, so I'm wondering how you know they're 40 years old? Just curious.

 

[Paulcain]

Your zip code is New York. I'd love to see where you house these giants in winter? Also, Sulcatas haven't been imported that long, so I'm wondering how you know they're 40 years old? Just curious.

Well, they are my father's.he lives in California. I live in NY. Actually he corrected me and they are almost 30 years old not 40 they were babies when I was in 6th grade that's how I know because he's raised them my whole life

 

[Tom]

Well, they are my father's.he lives in California. I live in NY. Actually he corrected me and they are almost 30 years old not 40 they were babies when I was in 6th grade that's how I know because he's raised them my whole life

At that age, they would have been some of the first CB babies available for sale here in CA. Now I'm curious too. What part of CA were these purchased from? I wonder if they were from the same batches as my first ones?

 

[Orbela]

This is exciting to find animal that were first breed 1/2 a century ago.

 

[Paulcain]

At that age, they would have been some of the first CB babies available for sale here in CA. Now I'm curious too. What part of CA were these purchased from? I wonder if they were from the same batches as my first ones?

So cal mid 1980s

 

[Stuart S.]

Those are some beautiful animals!

 

[wongan]

My two of sulcata was separated house together... another two of rad house together which is one pair since 3 year's, do u think I need to separate two of them would be better ?

 

[Paulcain]

My two of sulcata was separated house together... another two of rad house together which is one pair since 3 year's, do u think I need to separate two of them would be better ?

No they should be fine. Just keep a close eye and watch for compatibility