22-04-2018, 05:08 PM | #1 |
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Sexing young spur thighs
I know it is incredibly difficult to be sure of the sex of young tortoises, however, I wondered if any one can answer this:
If an 18 month old Greek spur thigh is exhibiting classic Male mating behaviour is it definitely male or could it just be confused? The tail is no guide yet! |
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What behaviour are we talking about?
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23-04-2018, 11:42 AM | #3 |
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It'll be classic male behaviour !! pacing, impatient and tight with their money I suspect !
Nicky probably wont be able to tell behavioural wise until a little older and take into account the shape / tail etc. There is one girlie Horsfield that mounts the rest so THAT sort of behaviour is not solely a male trait! CB
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Thank you, I hoped that was the case!
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23-04-2018, 12:37 PM | #5 |
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It could be two females sorting out the pecking order.
If you post a picture of the tail end we can take a guess. |
23-04-2018, 05:59 PM | #6 |
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Have taken pictures but can’t seem to find how to load them!
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I use post image upload your pics copy the hot links for forums and then paste to your thread.
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23-04-2018, 08:25 PM | #10 |
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If both those pics are the same tort then I'm going female but still very young.
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