Can You Determine Sex Of A Hatchling

jo12 · 15-10-2006, 12:30 AM

hi im joanne,
new to the tortoise world and need as much advice as possible!
can you tell the sex of marginated hatchlings,and horsefields?

and also having trouble getting good information on caring etc on the marginated.
could anybody help please?

15-10-2006, 02:30 AM

[quote="jo12"]hi im joa
can you tell the sex of marginated hatchlings,and horsefields?

and also having trouble getting good information on caring etc on the marginated.

hi jo

i do not think any body could sex hatchlings

its far to early

as far as good info for marginated ....... u r in the right place

also hi and welcome

**Eire_Ade** · 15-10-2006, 12:05 PM

Hi Jo.

Welcome to the forum, Linda has given great advice already, its very near imossible to sex a hatchling.

The closeset you can get to having accurate sexing is when you have a breeder who incubates eggs at the female or male or mixed sex temperature ranges, this practice is relatively accurate but obviously not guarenteed.

I am going to split this question from the original place you posted it because you might get more response by having it as your own post, not bolted onto the end of another one.

Ade

sandy · 15-10-2006, 12:50 PM

Most speices can only be sexed at about four years old, sooner if they are over grown. But this
is not advisable as it can cause health problems.
Most more experienced keepers could/would give an educated guess, but cant be sure.

**egyptiandan64** · 15-10-2006, 02:11 PM

Hi Jo
Here's a great link http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/articles.html . The Tortoise Trust has a lot of great info on Marginateds and other Med. tortoises

Dan

15-10-2006, 12:30 AM	#1
jo12 Junior Member Egg Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1	marginated and horsefield tortoises hi im joanne, new to the tortoise world and need as much advice as possible! can you tell the sex of marginated hatchlings,and horsefields? and also having trouble getting good information on caring etc on the marginated. could anybody help please?

15-10-2006, 02:30 AM	#2
aprillinda Guest Posts: n/a	Re: marginated and horsefield tortoises [quote="jo12"]hi im joa can you tell the sex of marginated hatchlings,and horsefields? and also having trouble getting good information on caring etc on the marginated. hi jo i do not think any body could sex hatchlings its far to early as far as good info for marginated ....... u r in the right place also hi and welcome

15-10-2006, 12:05 PM	#3
Eire_Ade Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 8,422	Hi Jo. Welcome to the forum, Linda has given great advice already, its very near imossible to sex a hatchling. The closeset you can get to having accurate sexing is when you have a breeder who incubates eggs at the female or male or mixed sex temperature ranges, this practice is relatively accurate but obviously not guarenteed. I am going to split this question from the original place you posted it because you might get more response by having it as your own post, not bolted onto the end of another one. Ade __________________ Ade ----------------------------------------------- Y.O.B 1971 (40 years young! ) My Tortoises :- Dug (Testudo Graeca Ibera Terrestris (Syrian), Penny, JJ (JennyJack), Buttons and Gem (Testudo Graeca Ibera)

15-10-2006, 12:50 PM	#4
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Most speices can only be sexed at about four years old, sooner if they are over grown. But this is not advisable as it can cause health problems. Most more experienced keepers could/would give an educated guess, but cant be sure. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

15-10-2006, 02:11 PM	#5
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Hi Jo Here's a great link http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/articles.html . The Tortoise Trust has a lot of great info on Marginateds and other Med. tortoises Dan __________________

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