sexing horsfields please

[Tracy J]

Originally Posted by piglet

To me they look male and three females

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that was my original thought because i was told that if the vent hole is closer to the tip it is male which is what it is like on the first pic and the next 3 the vent hole is more towards the top , the breeder my friend got them from was told that they were 2 males 2 females ,
Someone else told me that when they walk if they are male then the tail gets tucked to the side where as females tails point downwards i have 2 that tuck to the side and 2 that point the tail downwards , thats why i have just got totally confused , but as dan said the first 3 pics the tails do look wider at the top.......... also i was told about the anal scute too...........
so like i said i got totally confused

[Tracy J]

Originally Posted by piglet

Often when tortoises are bathed males like to show there manhood off, if you bathe in a clear container you will often see them show this through the bottom it may well take a few good warm soaks to achieve this, again though this isn't 100% as not all will show, but then taking guesses isn't 100% either

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thats what happened with the first one in the pics he showed his off , so i know he is deffinatly male

[Tracy J]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[Tracy J]

Originally Posted by sarah

If i were you i would send these pictures to Andy Highfield of the Tortoise Trust.

Ok will do

[piglet]

Tracey what are there weigths
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[Tracy J]

the first pictured one weighs 275 grammes and is 4 inches lenght
one weighs 225 grammes and is 3 and half inches lenght
and two are weighing 200 grammes and is 3 and half inches lenght
Does the weight and lenght seem ok

[piglet]

Tracey my adult male is 455g
My adult females are 750g and 1058g

There is IN my opinion before i'm proved wrong still much time to go growth wise especially in the last three before an 100% sex can be determined .

They look good though.

Tracey where in cheshire are you PM me if you don't want it on line

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[Tracy J]

I am based in crewe .............
so their weight and lenght are ok ? ,i was abit worried that they may have been under weight i'm not sure on what they were fed before coming to me , but i have got them on to a weed diet now so hopefully they will grow nicely

[piglet]

Tracey I'm sure someone will post up a too the gram accurate weight that they should be for the length, but keep up the good diet and they will thrive great,
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[Tracy J]

ok thanks