Take a guess: male or female?

[ChiKat]

Nelson will be 2 in May and he has grown quite a bit! He is approximately 3.75" now.
Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on if he is male/female!

We were thinking female initially but his tail looks pretty long in these pictures...(though I know that's not the only indication for m/f)

 

[Skyler Nell]

Pretty young to tell.
But my best random guess? Male

 

[ChiKat]

Yes, I know he's still too young to be 100% sure Danny's guess was female back when the little dude was only 3" long.
It will be fun when I know for sure!

 

[Skyler Nell]

Yeah it's always fun to get people's thoughts
I would say male based on relative tail size, the cloaca is * shaped which indicates female but I still feel like it might be male. Is his plastron concave at all?

 

[Yvonne G]

I'm goin' with male.

 

[jeffbens0n]

I am thinking definitely female, I would think her cloaca would have started to drop by now if it were male.

 

[ChiKat]

Here's a thread where I asked the same question nearly a year ago:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Male-or-female--15403#axzz1Gmz1FR51
(He was so much cleaner back then )

 

[bikerchicspain]

I am not convinced if its a male or female, You cant tell for definate if his shell is concave if its smooth then its a girl. the opening os the scutes and the length of tail are niggling at me, so i think would sway more towards a male than a female..

 

[Az tortoise compound]

Female.

 

[TylerStewart]

I am not convinced if its a male or female, You cant tell for definate if his shell is concave if its smooth then its a girl. the opening os the scutes and the length of tail are niggling at me, so i think would sway more towards a male than a female..

Russian torts don't get a concave belly if they're males.... Their anal scutes are also a inconsistent way to tell, since the difference between male and female is very minimal compared to almost any other species. Based on the tail length/shape, I would say it's leaning male....

 

[Laura]

50/50

 

[bikerchicspain]

I beg to differ i have had some male russians in at work and for the most part they have had a very slight curve more like a dimple,not as much as the greeks but it was there,
I did have trouble sexing the cherry heads at first, till the male got his toy out one day while bathing him,Now he does it eveytime you pick him up.

 

[Fernando]

both =P haha

jk but I want to guess male. And if it's a male I can say "I told you so!!"

 

[pdrobber]

my vote's male.

 

[Kristina]

I vote male. He has that little "hook" scale on the end of his tail.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

51/49 Male.

 

[Mean Guy]

Most def male... or female. I have no idea, but I am going to say male because I want the cookie if I am right... we are getting cookies, right?

 

[ChiKat]

Most def male... or female. I have no idea, but I am going to say male because I want the cookie if I am right... we are getting cookies, right?

I guess I could send a few cookies to the winner. They'll be store bought though...trust me, you don't want me to bake them!

Thanks everyone for your input!

 

[Marty333]

I'm going to guess female

 

[Kristina]

Seriously, does no one but me see the spur on the end of HIS tail????

I have seen females with longer tails, but NEVER have I seen a female with that hooked scale!