Find the 2 female Chaco tortoises

**egyptiandan64** · 31-08-2006, 01:24 AM

A friend from Uruguay sent me these pictures so I could sex them for him

. Come on guys give it a try

Dan

Henry-flash · 31-08-2006, 01:28 AM

Oh wow Dan.Id love chacos like I said though rare in this country.

Hmm my guess on the females is oh my god its hard to tell lol. If I have to say id say the bottom one on the left and the one above it

Becks · 31-08-2006, 01:35 AM

no 1 hard to tell in pic
2 male
3male #4 male
5 male
6 female
7 female
luv becks xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

veebee · 31-08-2006, 01:37 AM

Just for a laugh sorry I mean guess I would say females are the one top far right and bottom middle one !!!!

Vivienne

michaela · 31-08-2006, 09:18 AM

as a guess i would say the females are top right and middle bottom.

Sea-Shells · 31-08-2006, 03:07 PM

they all look female to me

tonyjh · 31-08-2006, 07:12 PM

just to show i'm learning a bit, judging by the size of the tails and what seems to be relatively flat plastrons i think they are all female

tony

**egyptiandan64** · 31-08-2006, 10:31 PM

Great guesses everybody

. Chaco tortoises are one of the hardest tortoises to sex. Males only have a slightly longer tail. Males don't much of any or none at all in the plastral concavity department. You can't even go by anal scute seam length or the angle. So after all that

Pete has guessed right and yes there are only 2 females in the pictures

all the rest are males.

Dan

Henry-flash · 31-08-2006, 10:33 PM

I like the way I can sex the hard torts but have trouble with the 'easy' ones

carl20 · 31-08-2006, 10:34 PM

do the females of this species have a bottom scute in a v shape and the males a u shape???

31-08-2006, 01:24 AM	#1
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Find the 2 female Chaco tortoises A friend from Uruguay sent me these pictures so I could sex them for him . Come on guys give it a try Dan __________________

31-08-2006, 01:28 AM	#2
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Oh wow Dan.Id love chacos like I said though rare in this country. Hmm my guess on the females is oh my god its hard to tell lol. If I have to say id say the bottom one on the left and the one above it __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

31-08-2006, 01:35 AM	#3
Becks Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somerset UK Posts: 4,035	no 1 hard to tell in pic 2 male 3male #4 male 5 male 6 female 7 female luv becks xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx __________________ horsfields ,redfoots ,southern and northan morrocans, map turtle . http://www.redfoottortoiseplace.piczo.com

31-08-2006, 09:18 AM	#5
michaela Member Incubating Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 107	as a guess i would say the females are top right and middle bottom. __________________

31-08-2006, 03:07 PM	#6
Sea-Shells Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: england Posts: 148	they all look female to me __________________ 0.1.1 Testudo Hermanni.B ************************* Like A Scar Across My Sky---------------------</3

31-08-2006, 01:37 AM	#4
veebee Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,109	Just for a laugh sorry I mean guess I would say females are the one top far right and bottom middle one !!!! Vivienne __________________ www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk PLEASE SIGN: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/769012123

31-08-2006, 07:12 PM	#7
tonyjh Junior Member Egg Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 42	just to show i'm learning a bit, judging by the size of the tails and what seems to be relatively flat plastrons i think they are all female tony

31-08-2006, 10:31 PM	#8
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Great guesses everybody . Chaco tortoises are one of the hardest tortoises to sex. Males only have a slightly longer tail. Males don't much of any or none at all in the plastral concavity department. You can't even go by anal scute seam length or the angle. So after all that Pete has guessed right and yes there are only 2 females in the pictures all the rest are males. Dan __________________

31-08-2006, 10:33 PM	#9
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	I like the way I can sex the hard torts but have trouble with the 'easy' ones __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

31-08-2006, 10:34 PM	#10
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	do the females of this species have a bottom scute in a v shape and the males a u shape??? __________________

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