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Old 20-01-2008, 06:29 PM   #1
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What do you reckon guys, tail are quite long.
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Old 20-01-2008, 06:37 PM   #2
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Look like males to me
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Old 20-01-2008, 06:46 PM   #3
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I would guess male too<g> a long tail.
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Old 20-01-2008, 08:06 PM   #4
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Both males Alex

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Old 20-01-2008, 08:36 PM   #5
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Thanks everyone I was pretty certain they were both males was just hoping someone would be able to convince me they were females, so hard to find females ,
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Old 21-01-2008, 01:34 PM   #6
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Males, lovely horsfields too
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Old 30-01-2008, 06:57 PM   #7
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I've named my tortoise shelby, but now i am wondering wether she is a he,
Her tail goes to the side and is quite long. Is she a boy or is it too hard to tell at 2 years of age?
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Old 30-01-2008, 07:00 PM   #8
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are you sure she/he is only 2 yrs old, you cant sex a horsfield at that age, can you post some more pics of tail etc
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