sexing

danboy · 06-07-2006, 07:00 PM

i no this must have been asked many times ..how old is it before you can work out the sex of torts

sandy · 06-07-2006, 07:24 PM

Usually from five onwards. But if grown too fast then earlier. We dont recommend fast growth
as this can lead to more problems down the line.

carl20 · 07-07-2006, 06:44 PM

sandy is right but you can have an educated guess on some species at a younger age.

shootinglou79 · 07-07-2006, 06:53 PM

iv found for some species it can be harder, as my marginated torts are a decent size, and cant tell there sex as yet, my sub adult spur i can(female) although she is only 6, but was over fed by her previous owner, so has grown considerably, buttt saying that i have a 4 1/2 yr old hermanns and by god how he is a male lol

kathrina · 07-07-2006, 09:35 PM

i no this must have been sed lots of times but how do u sex torts ???

thx kathrina xxx

carl20 · 07-07-2006, 09:55 PM

all species vary but the general giveaways are the tail size, plastron shape where the tail is, the hole that the genitals are in and whether the tail of a male has popped out or not, in some species the males plastron is concave.

06-07-2006, 07:00 PM	#1
danboy Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 35	sexing i no this must have been asked many times ..how old is it before you can work out the sex of torts

06-07-2006, 07:24 PM	#2
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Usually from five onwards. But if grown too fast then earlier. We dont recommend fast growth as this can lead to more problems down the line. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

07-07-2006, 06:44 PM	#3
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	sandy is right but you can have an educated guess on some species at a younger age.

07-07-2006, 06:53 PM	#4
shootinglou79 Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,743	iv found for some species it can be harder, as my marginated torts are a decent size, and cant tell there sex as yet, my sub adult spur i can(female) although she is only 6, but was over fed by her previous owner, so has grown considerably, buttt saying that i have a 4 1/2 yr old hermanns and by god how he is a male lol

07-07-2006, 09:35 PM	#5
kathrina Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3	i no this must have been sed lots of times but how do u sex torts ??? thx kathrina xxx

07-07-2006, 09:55 PM	#6
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	all species vary but the general giveaways are the tail size, plastron shape where the tail is, the hole that the genitals are in and whether the tail of a male has popped out or not, in some species the males plastron is concave.

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